Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Locklies, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locklies and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Locklies

• 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 Locklies:
  • 37.594582, -76.439670
  • 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 Locklies

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Locklies is near Lancaster County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Locklies

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locklies ...

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.

• Bushy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
• Cooper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Free Shade Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
• Hardyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardyville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardyville <1>
• Harmony Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
• Hartfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <1>
• Locust Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <1>
• Nohead Bottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
• Piankatank Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
• Regent
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Regent is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
• Stampers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stampers is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
• Topping
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Topping is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topping <1>
• Wake
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wake is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Locklies and extending to:

• Saluda, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Locklies to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'