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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 Hockley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hockley 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 Hockley:
    • 37.509311, -76.731348
    • 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 Hockley
  • 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
    • Since Hockley is near New Kent County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Hockley

Communities Also Named Hockley ...

We found three communities that are also named Hockley.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hockley.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Gloucester County
      • This Hockley is located in Gloucester County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hockley that is located in King and Queen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Hockley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Hockley is located in Harris County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hockley that is located in King and Queen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hockley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hockley ...

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.

  • Croaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Croaker is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
  • Holly Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
  • Little Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
  • Mascot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Owl Trap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
  • Plain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Plum Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Romancoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Romancoke is located in King William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Shanghai
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
  • Signpine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Signpine is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signpine
  • Snow Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Woods Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hockley and extending to:

  • King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hockley to King and Queen Court House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Hockley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hockley 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 Hockley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5093, Longitude: -76.7313       In this case, the coordinates for Hockley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.793 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.115 degrees.