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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 Welbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welbourne and the surrounding area.
- 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 Welbourne:
- 39.002854, -77.813083
- 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 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Welbourne is near Fauquier County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Welbourne
Communities Also Named Welbourne ...
We found one communities that are also named Welbourne.
Within Virginia, the name Welbourne is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Welbourne in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Welbourne is located in Worcester County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Welbourne that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Welbourne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Greggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greggsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Littletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Littletown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Marble Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
- Mountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Randolph Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Spout Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spout Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
- Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
How Far From Welbourne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Welbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welbourne and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Welbourne to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 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 three full 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Welbourne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Welbourne 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 Welbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0029, Longitude: -77.8131 In this case, the coordinates for Welbourne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.343 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.97 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.002 degrees. |
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