Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Haneytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haneytown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Haneytown

• 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 Haneytown:
  • 38.290407, -78.535291
  • 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 Haneytown

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Haneytown is near Albemarle County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Haneytown

Communities Also Named Haneytown ...

We found one communities that are also named Haneytown.

Within Virginia, the name Haneytown is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Haneytown in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Haneytown lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Haneytown that is located in Greene County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haneytown ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Davis Shop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Davis Shop is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Shop
• Dawsons Shop ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dawsons Shop is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsons Shop
• Kinderhook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Lydia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lydia is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Sandy Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Swift Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
• Williams Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Williams Fork is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Fork

How Far From Haneytown 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 Haneytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haneytown and extending to:

• Stanardsville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Haneytown to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'