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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 Hutchinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hutchinson and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hutchinson:
    • 38.943444, -77.519991
    • 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 Hutchinson
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Hutchinson is near Prince William County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Hutchinson

Communities Also Named Hutchinson ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Hutchinson.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hutchinson.

Beyond Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Wise County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hutchinson [Wise County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Independence County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the west of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Hutchinson.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hutchinson [Jefferson County].
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Reno County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the west of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Hutchinson.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hutchinson [Tuscola County].
    • Minnesota
      • McLeod County
      • This Hutchinson is located in McLeod County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Hutchinson.
    • Nebraska
      • Deuel County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Hutchinson.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Warren County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hutchinson.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Gaston County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Hutchinson.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hutchinson [Monroe County].
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Hutchinson [Baker County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Fayette County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hutchinson.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Westmoreland County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the northwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Hutchinson.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Logan County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Hutchinson.
      • Marion County
      • This Hutchinson is located in Marion County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west northwest of the Hutchinson that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hutchinson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hutchinson ...

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.

  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Cooktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
  • Evergreen Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
  • German
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • German is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
  • Gilberts Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
  • Graves
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Graves is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
  • Hickory Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lees Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Little Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
  • London Towne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Royville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Royville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

How Far From Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hutchinson and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hutchinson to Leesburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hutchinson 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Hutchinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Hutchinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9434, Longitude: -77.5200       In this case, the coordinates for Hutchinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.172 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.767 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.90 degrees.