Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Neck Landing:
  • 37.542355, -75.924656
  • 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 Old Neck Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Neck Landing ...

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.

• Bacon Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bacon Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
• Cedar View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar View is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Franktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <1>
• Hare Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
• Hideaway Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
• Jamesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Middlesex
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Peaceful Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
• Peaceful Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Shores
• Pleasant Cove Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
• Shields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shields is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Silver Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

How Far From Old Neck Landing 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 include the distance from a community such as Old Neck Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Old Neck Landing to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5,907 miles [9,506.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'