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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 Little Hell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Hell 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 Little Hell:
- 37.665687, -75.776597
- 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 Little Hell
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Little Hell is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Little Hell
Communities Also Named Little Hell ...
We found one communities that are also named Little Hell.
Within Virginia, the name Little Hell is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Little Hell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Little Hell is located in Cook County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Hell that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Little Hell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Hell ...
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.
- Bobtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cashville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Chancetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chancetown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
- Crockett Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Locksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locksville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
- Locust Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Painter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennyville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Savageville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Ticktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ticktown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown
How Far From Little Hell 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 Little Hell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Hell and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little Hell 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 6 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Hell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Little Hell 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 Little Hell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6657, Longitude: -75.7766 In this case, the coordinates for Little Hell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.236 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.674 degrees. |
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