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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 Owl Trap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owl Trap and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Owl Trap:
    • 37.529864, -76.627455
    • 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 Owl Trap
  • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Owl Trap is near King and Queen County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Owl Trap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owl Trap ...

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.

  • Christchurch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
  • Cooks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Cooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Harmony Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
  • Hornets Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
  • Locust Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mascot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Nohead Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
  • Piankatank Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
  • Pine Tree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Tree is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
  • Plain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sassafras
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Signpine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Signpine is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
    • Snow Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Woods Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

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

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

  • Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Owl Trap to Gloucester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 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 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Owl Trap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Owl Trap 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 Owl Trap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5299, Longitude: -76.6275       In this case, the coordinates for Owl Trap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.732 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.05 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.066 degrees.