Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hurley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hurley
- 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 Hurley:
- 37.420388, -82.019848
- 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 Hurley
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Hurley is near Pike County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Hurley ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hurley.
Within Virginia, the name Hurley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wood County
- Although located in Wood County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hurley.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurley ...
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.
- Home Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Creek
- Home Creek is located in Buchanan County
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Jamboree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Majestic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Panther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Panther is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Paw Paw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - War Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Woodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Wyoming City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
How Far From Hurley 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 Hurley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hurley and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hurley to Grundy, with an average speed<4> 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4204, Longitude: -82.0198 In this case, the coordinates for Hurley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hurley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.659 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.321 degrees. |