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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 Hales Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hales Ford 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 Hales Ford:
- 37.126809, -79.699476
- 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 Hales Ford
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Hales Ford is near Bedford County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Hales Ford
Communities Also Named Hales Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Hales Ford.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hales Ford.
Beyond Virginia.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Bedford County
- This Hales Ford is located in Bedford County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hales Ford that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Hales Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hales Ford ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Crafts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Diamond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Diamond Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Eagles Roost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Roost is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Roost
- Foxsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foxsport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxsport
- Goodview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gross Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gross Point is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hardy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Isle of Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
- Otter View ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otter View is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
- Pelican Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Point
- Red Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Union Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Hales Ford 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 Hales Ford 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 Hales Ford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hales Ford and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hales Ford to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hales Ford) 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 Hales Ford, 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 Hales Ford 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 Hales Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1268, Longitude: -79.6995 In this case, the coordinates for Hales Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.451 degrees. |
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