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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 Hard Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hard Corner 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 Hard Corner:
- 38.006524, -77.287757
- 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 Hard Corner
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Hard Corner is near King and Queen County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Hard Corner
Communities Also Named Hard Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Hard Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Hard Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hard Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Hard Corner is located in Charles County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hard Corner that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hard Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hard Corner ...
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.
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Fork
- Hickory Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
- Hicks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
- Howards Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Jones Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Kidds Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
- Lauraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Liberty Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
- Oak Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
- Penny Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poorhouse Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
- Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Range Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Range Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
- Raymonds Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
- Reedy Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill
How Far From Hard Corner 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 Hard Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hard Corner and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hard Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 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- Hard Corner) 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 Hard Corner 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 Hard Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0065, Longitude: -77.2878 In this case, the coordinates for Hard Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.156 degrees. |
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