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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bock
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for James City County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bock ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
- Adams Hunt is located in James City County
- Allmondsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allmondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Brickyard Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Chickahominy Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickahominy Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Croaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fox Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Holly Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Hunters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Kings Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in James City County
- Lightfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Lightfoot is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lightfoot <3>
- Plain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plain View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
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- Plum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Signpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Slaterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Point
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<5> 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Kent County: www.co.new-kent.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bock) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.83 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.15 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.16 degrees. |