Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hawlin:
  • 38.595678, -78.208056
  • 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 Hawlin

• 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 Rappahannock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
  • Since Hawlin is near Madison County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Hawlin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawlin ...

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.

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
• Duet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Duet is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duet
• Eggbornsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Griffinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
• Nethers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nethers is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
• Oldrag ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oldrag is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldrag
• Panorama
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Panorama is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
• Rock Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Round Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Hill is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Scrabble
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Slate Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills

How Far From Hawlin 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 Hawlin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Rappahannock County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawlin to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'