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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 Cinquoteck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cinquoteck 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 Cinquoteck:
- 37.533478, -76.798295
- 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 Cinquoteck
- 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Since Cinquoteck is near King and Queen County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Cinquoteck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinquoteck ...
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.
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Courthouse Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Croaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Croaker is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
- Holly Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Little Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
- Mascot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Owl Trap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Plain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plum Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverview Landing is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Romancoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Shanghai
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Truhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Truhart is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart
How Far From Cinquoteck 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 Cinquoteck 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<1> community of Cinquoteck once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cinquoteck and extending to:
- King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cinquoteck to King William, 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 34 miles [54.7 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 95 miles [152.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cinquoteck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cinquoteck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cinquoteck 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 Cinquoteck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5335, Longitude: -76.7983 In this case, the coordinates for Cinquoteck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.83 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.162 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.133 degrees. |
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