Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawkinstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkinstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hawkinstown
- 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 Hawkinstown:
- 38.772614, -78.613070
- 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 Hawkinstown
- 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 Shenandoah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- Since Hawkinstown is near Page County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Page County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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
Communities Also Named Hawkinstown ...
We found one communities that share the name Hawkinstown.
Within Virginia, the name Hawkinstown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hawkinstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Hawkinstown is located in Baker County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hawkinstown that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Hawkinstown.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkinstown ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Calvary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Edinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
- Forestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Shenandoah County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Kings Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Quicksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksburg
- Quicksburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quicksburg <3>
- Readus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Red Banks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Shavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
- Shavertown is located in Shenandoah County
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
How Far From Hawkinstown 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 Hawkinstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkinstown and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawkinstown to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkinstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkinstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkinstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7726, Longitude: -78.6131 In this case, the coordinates for Hawkinstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hawkinstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.427 degrees. |