Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hinnom:
  • 38.110367, -76.736820
  • 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 Hinnom

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Hinnom is near Richmond County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Hinnom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinnom ...

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.

• Acorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bull Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
• Carys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
• China Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • China Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
• Erica
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Erica is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erica
• Farmers Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Meter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Meter is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meter
• Mount Holly
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Holly
  • From Hinnom to Mount Holly
• Narrow Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Narrow Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Beach
• Palmtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Ragged Point Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragged Point Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Point Beach

How Far From Hinnom 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 Hinnom to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hinnom and extending to:

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hinnom to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'