Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bocock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bocock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bocock
- 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 Bocock:
- 37.359866, -79.111967
- 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 Bocock
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Bocock is near Lynchburg City and also Amherst County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- eBird sighting report for Amherst 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bocock ...
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.
- City Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Lynchburg City
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Court House Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Court House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Daniels Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Diamond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Joshua Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Kelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Keystone Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Long Meadows is located in Lynchburg City
- Lynchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
- Merry Moor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Moor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Rustburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
- Rustburg is located in Campbell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <2>
- Sandy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Six Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Meadows
How Far From Bocock 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 Bocock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bocock and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bocock to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bocock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bocock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bocock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3599, Longitude: -79.1120 In this case, the coordinates for Bocock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bocock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.182 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.678 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.132 degrees. |