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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hockett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hockett and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hockett:
- 36.730366, -83.185731
- 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 Hockett
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Hockett is near Harlan County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Hockett
Communities Also Named Hockett ...
We found one communities that are also named Hockett.
Within Virginia, the name Hockett is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hockett in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Hockett is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hockett that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Hockett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hockett ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bobs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cranks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Fleenortown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenortown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
- Hall Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall Ford is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville Camp Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Helen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Helen is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Helen
- Smiley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Three Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Point is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
How Far From Hockett 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 Hockett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hockett and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hockett to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hockett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hockett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hockett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7304, Longitude: -83.1857 In this case, the coordinates for Hockett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.015 degrees. |
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