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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 Howellsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howellsville 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 Howellsville:
- 38.974831, -78.079165
- 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 Howellsville
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Howellsville is near Clarke County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Howellsville
Communities Also Named Howellsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Howellsville.
Within Virginia, the name Howellsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Howellsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Howellsville is located in Robeson County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south of the Howellsville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Howellsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howellsville ...
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.
- Berrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Care Free Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Care Free Acres
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Front Royal Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Green Hill Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
- Greenway Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
- Happy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Heritage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hill and Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Lake Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Howellsville 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 Howellsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howellsville and extending to:
- Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Howellsville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howellsville) 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 Howellsville 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 Howellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9748, Longitude: -78.0792 In this case, the coordinates for Howellsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.147 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.125 degrees. |
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