Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powcan:
  • 37.782363, -76.942745
  • 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 Powcan

• 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Since Powcan is near Essex County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Powcan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powcan ...

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.

• Bestland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bestland is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
• Crouch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
• Daisy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Daisy is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Horse Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
• Locust Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Millers Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
• Minor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minor is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
• Pauls Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
• Scotland Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scotland Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
• Stevensville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
• Upright
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Upright is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright

How Far From Powcan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Powcan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Powcan to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'