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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 Bock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bock 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 Bock:
- 37.454590, -76.791072
- 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 Bock
- 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Since Bock is near James City County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Bock
Communities Also Named Bock ...
We found one communities that are also named Bock.
Within Virginia, the name Bock is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Bock in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- This Bock is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bock that is located in New Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Bock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bock ...
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.
- Adams Hunt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams Hunt is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
- Allmondsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Brickyard Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chickahominy Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Croaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Croaker is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
- Fox Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fox Ridge is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Holly Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Hunters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Kings Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Corner is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Lightfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Signpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Signpine is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
- Slaterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
How Far From Bock 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 Bock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bock and extending to:
- New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bock to New Kent, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bock) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bock 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 Bock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4546, Longitude: -76.7911 In this case, the coordinates for Bock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.15 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.16 degrees. |
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