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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 Hughes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hughes Corner 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 Hughes Corner:
- 37.644033, -77.288033
- 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 Hughes Corner
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Hughes Corner is near King William County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Hughes Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hughes Corner ...
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.
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cherrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Cold Harbor Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
- Dogwood Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Knoll is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Knoll
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Hilly Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilly Farms is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly Farms
- Kirbytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbytown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbytown
- Locust Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Green
- Meadow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Gate is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Gate
- Orchard Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Pebblebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raven Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raven Run is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Robin Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Valley Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Hughes Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hughes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hughes Corner and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hughes Corner to Hanover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes Corner) 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 Hughes Corner 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 Hughes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6440, Longitude: -77.2880 In this case, the coordinates for Hughes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.107 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.29 degrees. |
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