Hopewell (Virginia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

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 Hopewell:
- 37.304503, -77.287286
- 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 Hopewell

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 Hopewell ...

We found 85 communities that share the name Hopewell.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Hopewell.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 84 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 84 communities, 83 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fauquier County
  - This Hopewell is located in Fauquier County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Hopewell.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Blount County
  - This Hopewell is located in Blount County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hopewell.
  - Cherokee County
  - This Hopewell is located in Cherokee County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hopewell.
  - Cleburne County
  - This Hopewell is located in Cleburne County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Hopewell.
  - DeKalb County
  - This Hopewell is located in DeKalb County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hopewell.
  - Jefferson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Jefferson County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hopewell.
  - Lee County
  - This Hopewell is located in Lee County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hopewell.
- Arkansas
  - Baxter County
  - This Hopewell is located in Baxter County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Hopewell.
  - Boone County
  - This Hopewell is located in Boone County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hopewell.
  - Cleburne County
  - This Hopewell is located in Cleburne County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Hopewell.
  - Greene County
  - This Hopewell is located in Greene County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hopewell.
  - Lawrence County
  - This Hopewell is located in Lawrence County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hopewell.
  - Pike County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hopewell [Pike County].
- Connecticut
  - Fairfield County
  - This Hopewell is located in Fairfield County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Hopewell.
  - Hartford County
  - This Hopewell is located in Hartford County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hopewell.
- Florida
  - Hillsborough County
  - This Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hopewell.
  - Madison County
  - This Hopewell is located in Madison County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hopewell.
- Georgia
  - Camden County
  - This Hopewell is located in Camden County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Hopewell.
  - Cherokee County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hopewell [Cherokee County].
  - Fulton County
  - This Hopewell is located in Fulton County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Hopewell.
  - Harris County
  - This Hopewell is located in Harris County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hopewell.
- Illinois
  - Marshall County
  - This Hopewell is located in Marshall County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Hopewell.
  - Mercer County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hopewell [Mercer County].
- Indiana
  - DeKalb County
  - This Hopewell is located in DeKalb County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hopewell.
  - Johnson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Johnson County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hopewell.
  - Ripley County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hopewell [Ripley County].
- Kansas
  - Johnson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hopewell [Johnson County].
  - Pratt County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hopewell [Pratt County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hopewell [Washington County].
- Kentucky
  - Green County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hopewell [Green County].
  - Greenup County
  - This Hopewell is located in Greenup County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Hopewell.
  - Jefferson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Jefferson County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hopewell.
  - Laurel County
  - This Hopewell is located in Laurel County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Hopewell.
- Maryland
  - Howard County
  - This Hopewell is located in Howard County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the north.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hopewell.
  - Somerset County
  - This Hopewell is located in Somerset County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hopewell.
- Mississippi
  - Benton County
  - This Hopewell is located in Benton County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hopewell.
  - Calhoun County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hopewell [Calhoun County].
  - Clay County
  - This Hopewell is located in Clay County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hopewell.
  - Copiah County
  - This Hopewell is located in Copiah County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Hopewell.
  - Covington County
  - This Hopewell is located in Covington County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Hopewell.
  - Marion County
  - This Hopewell is located in Marion County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hopewell.
- Missouri
  - Mississippi County
  - Although located in Mississippi County, we don't know the location within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Hopewell.
  - Warren County
  - This Hopewell is located in Warren County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hopewell.
  - Washington County
  - This Hopewell is located in Washington County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hopewell.
- New Jersey
  - Mercer County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Hopewell [Mercer County].
- New Mexico
  - Rio Arriba County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Hopewell.
- New York
  - Dutchess County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hopewell [Dutchess County].
  - Ontario County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hopewell [Ontario County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - This Hopewell lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
- North Carolina
  - Mecklenburg County
  - This Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hopewell.
  - Rutherford County
  - This Hopewell is located in Rutherford County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Hopewell.
  - Wayne County
  - This Hopewell is located in Wayne County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hopewell.
- Nova Scotia
  - This Hopewell lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
- Ohio
  - Guernsey County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hopewell [Guernsey County].
  - Jefferson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Jefferson County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hopewell.
  - Lucas County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hopewell [Lucas County].
  - Muskingum County
  - This Hopewell is located in Muskingum County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Hopewell.
  - Seneca County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Seneca County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Hopewell.
- Oklahoma
  - Atoka County
  - This Hopewell is located in Atoka County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Hopewell.
- Oregon
  - Yamhill County
  - This Hopewell is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Hopewell.
- Pennsylvania
  - Bedford County
  - This Hopewell is located in Bedford County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Hopewell.
  - Chester County
  - This Hopewell is located in Chester County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hopewell.
  - Delaware County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hopewell [Delaware County].
  - Westmoreland County
  - This Hopewell is located in Westmoreland County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Hopewell.
- South Carolina
  - Williamsburg County
  - This Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Hopewell.
  - York County
  - This Hopewell is located in York County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hopewell.
- Tennessee
  - Bradley County
  - This Hopewell is located in Bradley County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hopewell.
  - Cannon County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hopewell [Cannon County].
  - Carroll County
  - This Hopewell is located in Carroll County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hopewell.
  - Claiborne County
  - This Hopewell is located in Claiborne County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Hopewell.
  - Davidson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Davidson County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Hopewell.
  - Decatur County
  - This Hopewell is located in Decatur County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Hopewell.
  - Gibson County
  - This Hopewell is located in Gibson County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Hopewell.
  - Maury County
  - This Hopewell is located in Maury County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Hopewell.
  - Tipton County
  - This Hopewell is located in Tipton County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Hopewell.
- Texas
  - Franklin County
  - This Hopewell is located in Franklin County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hopewell.
  - Houston County
  - This Hopewell is located in Houston County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Hopewell.
  - Lamar County
  - This Hopewell is located in Lamar County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Hopewell.
  - Leon County
  - This Hopewell is located in Leon County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Hopewell.
  - Red River County
  - Although located in Red River County, we don't know the location within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Hopewell.
- Washington
  - Clark County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Hopewell [Clark County].
- West Virginia
  - Barbour County
  - This Hopewell is located in Barbour County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hopewell.
  - Fayette County
  - This Hopewell is located in Fayette County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hopewell.
  - Marion County
  - This Hopewell is located in Marion County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hopewell.
  - Preston County
  - This Hopewell is located in Preston County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Hopewell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopewell ...

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 Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
Friend ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Friend is located in Prince George County
Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchants Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
Prince George
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
- Prince George is located in Prince George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <5>
Rivers Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
Screamersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Charles City County

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

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

Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hopewell to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hopewell: www.ci.hopewell.va.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3045, Longitude: -77.2873
<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 Hopewell, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hopewell 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	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 Hopewell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.124 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.462 degrees.
<10>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.413 degrees.