Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howes Bluff:
  • 38.300700, -77.365700
  • 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 Howes Bluff

• 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
  • Since Howes Bluff is near King George County and also Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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 Howes Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howes Bluff ...

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.

• Chapel Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chapel Heights is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Heights
• Deer Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
• Fines Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fines Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Corner
• Little Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Creek is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Marshall Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall Woods is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Woods
• Sandy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sandy Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
• Stones Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stones Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
• Sycamore Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sycamore Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ridge
• Wildcat Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
• Will-More
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Will-More is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
• Woodlanding Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village

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

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Howes Bluff to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'