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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smokey Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smokey Hollow 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 Smokey Hollow:
- 37.711256, -77.764993
- 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 Smokey Hollow
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Smokey Hollow is near Hanover County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Smokey Hollow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smokey Hollow ...
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.
- Amber Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dover Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Run
- Fords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fords is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Fox Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Downs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Downs
- Goosepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goosepoint is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosepoint
- Hickory Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Haven is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Horsepen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
- Hunters Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Maidens Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
- Oilville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pickels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pickels is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickels
- Poplar Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
- Sycamore Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Creek is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Creek
- Three Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wheatlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatlands is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatlands
- Windy Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Run
How Far From Smokey Hollow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smokey Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smokey Hollow and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Smokey Hollow to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smokey Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Smokey Hollow 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 Smokey Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7113, Longitude: -77.7650 In this case, the coordinates for Smokey Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.817 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.459 degrees. |
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