Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Onancock:
  • 37.712176, -75.749087
  • 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 Onancock

• 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 Onancock 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 Onancock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Onancock ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Cashville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
• Crockett Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
• Deep Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Graysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Graysville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenbush
  • From Onancock to Greenbush
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Little Hell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Savageville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
• Ticktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown

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

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

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Onancock to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'