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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Howards Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howards Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Howards Corner:
- 38.094300, -77.290813
- 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 Howards Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Howards Corner is near King George County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Howards Corner
Communities Also Named Howards Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Howards Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Howards Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Howards Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Skagit County
- This Howards Corner is located in Skagit County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Howards Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Howards Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howards Corner ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullocks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
- Cash Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Daniel Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
- Goldmans Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
- Hickory Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
- Hicks Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- Lent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lent is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Loving Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
- Martins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mica is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Penny Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
- Poorhouse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
- Pullers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
- Range Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Range Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
- Raymonds Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
- Samuels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Young Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner
How Far From Howards Corner 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 Howards Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howards Corner and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Howards Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howards Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Howards Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howards Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0943, Longitude: -77.2908 In this case, the coordinates for Howards Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.124 degrees. |
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