Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoges Chapel:
  • 37.321514, -80.598674
  • 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 Hoges Chapel

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Hoges Chapel is near Pulaski County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hoges Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoges Chapel ...

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.

• Bear Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bear Spring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
• Bluff City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bluff City is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Dry Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Maybrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maybrook is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
• Mountain Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Parrott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
• Ripplemead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ripplemead is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
• Staytide ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Staytide is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staytide
• Wake Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wake Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest

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

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

• Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hoges Chapel to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'