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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 Indian Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Neck 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 Indian Neck:
    • 37.902082, -77.033304
    • 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 Indian Neck
  • 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
    • Since Indian Neck is near Essex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Indian Neck

Communities Also Named Indian Neck ...

We found one communities that are also named Indian Neck.

Within Virginia, the name Indian Neck is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Indian Neck in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Indian Neck is located in New Haven County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Neck that is located in King and Queen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Indian Neck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Neck ...

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.

  • Battery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Battery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery
  • Beverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Central Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Helmet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Helmet is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmet
  • Jacks Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Fork is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Fork
  • Jenkins Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins Landing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
  • Kino
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kino is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
  • Lloyds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lloyds is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Longist Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Longist Forks is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
  • Millers Tavern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
  • Minor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Minor is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Pauls Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
  • Pigeon Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon Hill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill

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

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

  • King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Neck to King and Queen Court House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Neck) 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 Indian Neck 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 Indian Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9021, Longitude: -77.0333       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Neck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.946 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.35 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.091 degrees.