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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 Hare Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hare Valley 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 Hare Valley:
- 37.495135, -75.859098
- 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 Hare Valley
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Hare Valley is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Hare Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hare Valley ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Birdsnest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Cats Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Franktown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hideaway Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- Jamesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Little Johnsontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Johnsontown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Johnsontown
- Marionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Old Neck Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Neck Landing is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peaceful Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
- Peaceful Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Pleasant Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Savage Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Shields
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Silver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
How Far From Hare Valley 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 Hare Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hare Valley and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hare Valley to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hare Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hare Valley 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 Hare Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4951, Longitude: -75.8591 In this case, the coordinates for Hare Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.773 degrees. |
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