Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hanovertown:
  • 37.697365, -77.246643
  • 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 Hanovertown

• 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Hanovertown is near King William County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent 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 Hanovertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanovertown ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cherrydale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherrydale is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
• Crosses Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
• Farmers Shop Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmers Shop Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Shop Corner
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenway is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Hilly Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hilly Farms is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly Farms
• Horseshoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• Hughes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Corner
• Kirbytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
• Locust Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Locust Green is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Green
• Orchard Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Gardens is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Pebblebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Raven Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Raven Run is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
  • Valley Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hanovertown and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hanovertown to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'