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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 Hagood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagood 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 Hagood:
- 36.647771, -78.116949
- 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 Hagood
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Hagood is near Brunswick County and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Hagood
Communities Also Named Hagood ...
We found one communities that are also named Hagood.
Within Virginia, the name Hagood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hagood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Hagood is located in Sumter County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hagood that is located in Mecklenburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hagood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagood ...
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.
- Baskerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Brokenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Bee Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busy Bee Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Bee Corner
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dockery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dockery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Elamtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
- Forksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Gills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Joyceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joyceville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- La Crosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merchant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merchant is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
- Opie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Redlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
- Roberts Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Union Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hagood 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 Hagood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hagood and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hagood to Boydton, 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Hagood) 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 Hagood 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 Hagood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6478, Longitude: -78.1169 In this case, the coordinates for Hagood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.976 degrees. |
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