Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ticktown:
  • 37.720130, -75.692429
  • 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 Ticktown

• 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 Ticktown 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 Ticktown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ticktown ...

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.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chase Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
• Deep Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Graysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Graysville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Greenbush
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• High Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Woods is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Woods
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Justisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
• Little Hell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Locustville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locustville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustville <1>
• Savageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ticktown 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 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ticktown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'