Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Hobson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hobson
- 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 Hobson:
- 36.894871, -76.511894
- 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 Hobson
- 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 Hobson ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Hobson.
Within Virginia, the name Hobson is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Hobson is located in Jefferson County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hobson.
- Randolph County
- This Hobson is located in Randolph County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Hobson.
- Washington County
- This Hobson is located in Washington County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hobson.
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobson ...
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.
- Cedar Crest Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Hall
- Cedar Crest Hall is located in Suffolk City
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Suffolk City
- Chuckatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Driver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Eclipse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Glen Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Suffolk City
- Gloversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloversville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
- Gloversville is located in Suffolk City
- Horseshoe Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Point
- Horseshoe Point is located in Suffolk City
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Suffolk City
- Lone Star Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Lakes
- Lone Star Lakes is located in Suffolk City
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Isle of Wight County
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Suffolk City
- Sleepy Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Lake
- Sleepy Lake is located in Suffolk City
How Far From Hobson 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 Hobson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hobson and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hobson to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hobson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8949, Longitude: -76.5119 In this case, the coordinates for Hobson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hobson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hobson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hobson 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 307.70 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.916 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.256 degrees. |