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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 Hamilton town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton town 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 Hamilton town:
- 36.962045, -82.597378
- 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 Hamilton town
- 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Hamilton town is near Norton City and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norton City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Hamilton town
Communities Also Named Hamilton town ...
We found one communities that are also named Hamilton town.
Within Virginia, the name Hamilton town is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hamilton town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This Hamilton town is located in Saint Francois County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hamilton town that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Hamilton town.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton town ...
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.
- Big Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Laurel is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bondtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bondtown is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondtown
- Canepatch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canepatch is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch
- Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Cranes Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranes Nest is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Nest
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Kent Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Lipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Needmore is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peaks Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peaks Store is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Store
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Roaring Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roaring Fork is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Fork
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toms Creek is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Wise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Hamilton town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hamilton town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton town and extending to:
- Wise, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton town to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton town) 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 Hamilton town 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 Hamilton town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9620, Longitude: -82.5974 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.701 degrees. |
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