Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hurricane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurricane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hurricane
- 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 Hurricane:
- 37.003991, -82.535709
- 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 Hurricane
- 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Hurricane is near Dickenson County and also Norton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- eBird sighting report for Norton City
- 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 Hurricane ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Hurricane.
Within Virginia, the name Hurricane is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Hurricane is located in Baldwin County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Hurricane.
- Lauderdale 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 Alabama community of Hurricane [Lauderdale County].
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Greene 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 Illinois community of Hurricane [Greene County].
- Montgomery 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 Hurricane [Montgomery County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This Hurricane is located in Attala County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Hurricane.
- Pontotoc County
- This Hurricane is located in Pontotoc County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the west southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Hurricane.
- Warren County
- This Hurricane is located in Warren County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the west southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hurricane.
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Hurricane is located in Bollinger County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Hurricane.
- Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Hurricane [Lincoln County].
- Washington County
- This Hurricane is located in Washington County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the west northwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hurricane.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Haywood 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 North Carolina community of Hurricane [Haywood County].
- Madison County
- This Hurricane is located in Madison County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hurricane.
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This Hurricane is located in Jackson County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hurricane.
- Maury 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 Tennessee community of Hurricane [Maury County].
- Wilson County
- This Hurricane is located in Wilson County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest of the Hurricane that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Hurricane.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurricane ...
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.
- Big Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Big Laurel is located in Wise County
- Bondtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Clear Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Wise County
- Cranes Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Nest
- Cranes Nest is located in Wise County
- Ibex ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lanes Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Store
- Lanes Store is located in Wise County
- Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Peaks Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaks Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Store
- Peaks Store is located in Wise County
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Round Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Toms Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in Wise County
- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Wise is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
How Far From Hurricane 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 Hurricane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hurricane and extending to:
- Wise, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hurricane to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hurricane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurricane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0040, Longitude: -82.5357 In this case, the coordinates for Hurricane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hurricane, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hurricane 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. |
| <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 Hurricane 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 311.221 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.956 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.663 degrees. |