Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Welbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Welbourne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Welbourne
- 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 Old Welbourne:
- 39.011220, -77.819162
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Old Welbourne
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Old Welbourne is near Fauquier County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Welbourne ...
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.
- Fisher Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
- Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Greggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Horse Shoe Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
- Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Littletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Loudoun County
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Marble Quarry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
- Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
- Mountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
- Murphys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
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- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
- Paris Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
- Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
- Randolph Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Spout Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
- Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
- Top Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
How Far From Old Welbourne 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 Old Welbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Welbourne and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Welbourne to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Welbourne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Welbourne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Welbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0112, Longitude: -77.8192 In this case, the coordinates for Old Welbourne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Old Welbourne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.001 degrees. |