Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hinckle:
  • 39.420098, -78.295006
  • 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 Hinckle

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Hinckle is near Morgan County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 Hinckle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinckle ...

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.

• Baileys Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Cold Stream
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
• Cross Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cross Junction is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Junction <1>
• Good
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Good is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Light ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Light is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Nordic Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
• Rolling Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Shanghai
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Timber Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Wildwood Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

How Far From Hinckle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hinckle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hinckle and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hinckle to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'