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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Locksville.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locksville 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 Locksville:
- 37.672076, -75.767430<1>
- 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 Locksville
- 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 Locksville 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 Locksville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locksville ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cashville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Chancetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chancetown is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
- Crockett Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crockett Town is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Deep Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jordan is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Little Hell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Hell is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
- Locust Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Mount is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mappsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mappsburg is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Painter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennyville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Savageville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Savageville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Ticktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ticktown is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown
How Far From Locksville 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 included the distance from a community such as Locksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Locksville 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]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Locksville 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 5,894 miles [9,485.5 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 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Locksville:
Decimal: 37.67207, -75.767430
DDMMSS: 37° 40' 19", -75° 46' 2" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Locksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Locksville 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 Locksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6721, Longitude: -75.7674 In this case, the coordinates for Locksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.23 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.50 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.668 degrees. |
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