Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Silcott Spring:
  • 39.101715, -77.741959
  • 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 Silcott Spring

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Silcott Spring is near Clarke County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Silcott Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silcott Spring ...

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.

• Circleville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Circleville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• Flint Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fox Chase
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Chase is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Greggsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
• Hughesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
• Ivandale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
• Lincoln
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Longview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Murphys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Rock Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Round Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <1>
• Sunny Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Ridge is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Ridge
• Telegraph Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Telegraph Spring is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Spring

How Far From Silcott Spring 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 Silcott Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Silcott Spring to Leesburg, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'