Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haskinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haskinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haskinton
- 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 Haskinton:
- 36.566254, -78.326108
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Haskinton
- 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
- Since Haskinton is near Warren County and also Vance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Vance 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haskinton ...
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.
- Antlers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Baskerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Bullocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
- Bullocksville is located in Vance County (NC)
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
- Elamtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fields Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Fields Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Gills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Presbyterian Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presbyterian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
- Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
- Redlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Roberts Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
- Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Townsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsville
- Townsville is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsville <2>
- Tungsten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Point
How Far From Haskinton 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 Haskinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Haskinton once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Haskinton and extending to:
- Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Haskinton to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Haskinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haskinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haskinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5663, Longitude: -78.3261 In this case, the coordinates for Haskinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Haskinton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.751 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.087 degrees. |