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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Hell
  • 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 Little Hell ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
    • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Accomack County
  • Cashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
    • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Chancetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
    • Chancetown is located in Accomack County
  • Crockett Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
    • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jordan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Locksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
    • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Locust Mount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
    • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
    • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Accomack County
  • Savageville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
    • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Ticktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ticktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown
    • Ticktown is located in Accomack County

How Far From Little Hell 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Hell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.va.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Hell) to Point B.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).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Little Hell 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 307.236 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.505 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.674 degrees.




 

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