Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Horntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horntown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Horntown
- 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 Horntown:
- 37.969567, -75.463812
- 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 Horntown
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Horntown is near Worcester County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Horntown ...
We found four communities that share the name Horntown.
Within Virginia, the name Horntown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Horntown is located in Grayson County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Horntown that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Horntown.
- Russell County
- This Horntown is located in Russell County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the west of the Horntown that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Horntown.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horntown ...
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.
- Birch Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County
- Captains Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
- Captains Cove is located in Accomack County
- Deep Hole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - George Island Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Island Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Island Landing
- George Island Landing is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenbackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbackville
- Greenbackville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbackville <4>
- Greta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - New Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church
- New Church is located in Accomack County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Church <4>
- Sign Post
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County
- Temperanceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
- Temperanceville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temperanceville <4>
- Tunnels Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnels Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnels Mill
- Tunnels Mill is located in Accomack County
How Far From Horntown 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 Horntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horntown and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horntown to Accomac, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.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- Horntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9696, Longitude: -75.4638 In this case, the coordinates for Horntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Horntown 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 county. 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Horntown 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 307.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.325 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.43 degrees. |