Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mobjack:
  • 37.375138, -76.347444
  • 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 Mobjack

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mobjack ...

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.

• Haven ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
• Haven Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven Beach is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Beach
• Lands End
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lands End is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Moon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moon is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Point Lookout
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Point Lookout is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
• Sarah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sarah is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Shadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadow is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow
• Susan
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Susan is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
• Tabernacle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabernacle is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Winter Harbor Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winter Harbor Haven is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor Haven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mobjack and extending to:

• Mathews, which is the Seat of Mathews County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mobjack to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'