Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Butylo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butylo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Butylo

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Butylo:
  • 37.770973, -76.688013
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Butylo

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Butylo is near Middlesex County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Butylo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butylo ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bridgetown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Center Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Cross is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
• Coldwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Dragonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
• Fairplay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplay is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Greenvale ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Laneview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneview is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• Mollusk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mollusk is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollusk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mollusk <1>
• Nesting
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
• Nuttsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
• Pierces Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
• Tidewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tidewater is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
• Upright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Upright is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright
• Wildwood Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood Beach is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

How Far From Butylo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Butylo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Butylo and extending to:

• Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Butylo to Tappahannock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'