Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Byrdton:
  • 37.701245, -76.336612
  • 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 Byrdton

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Byrdton is near Lancaster County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Byrdton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Byrdton ...

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.

• Bushy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
• Christ Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Christ Church is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church
• Cove Colony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
• Ditchley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ditchley is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchley
• Fairport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Good Luck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
• Grace Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grace Point is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Point
• Harveys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harveys is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
• Highland Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Merry Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Queenstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Regent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Regent is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
  • Sandy Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Slabtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Stingray Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point

How Far From Byrdton to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Byrdton and extending to:

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Byrdton to Heathsville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,495 miles [7,234 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'