Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hanger:
  • 37.216778, -82.006795
  • 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 Hanger

• 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Since Hanger is near Russell County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Hanger

Communities Also Named Hanger ...

We found one communities that are also named Hanger.

Within Virginia, the name Hanger is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hanger in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Grayson County
    • This Hanger is located in Grayson County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hanger that is located in Buchanan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hanger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanger ...

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.

• Deel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deel is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deel
• Dwight
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dwight is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Horn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Horn is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
• Janey
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Janey is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
• Longbottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Longbottom is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbottom
• Marvin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marvin is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
• Mount Heron
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mount Heron is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
• Page
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Page is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Royal City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal City is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
• Shack Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
• Slate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
• Tookland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tookland is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tookland

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

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

• Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hanger to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'