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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 Hungars Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hungars Point 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 Hungars Point:
- 37.426246, -75.967433
- 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 Hungars Point
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Hungars Point is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Hungars Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hungars Point ...
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.
- Birdsnest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Harbour Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
- Hideaway Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
- James Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
- Martins Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
- Peaceful Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
- Peaceful Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
- Reedtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Silver Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Solitude Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude Trails is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Trails
How Far From Hungars Point 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 Hungars Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hungars Point and extending to:
- Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hungars Point to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hungars Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hungars Point 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 Hungars Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4262, Longitude: -75.9674 In this case, the coordinates for Hungars Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.842 degrees. |
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