Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hinch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hinch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hinch
- 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 Hinch:
- 37.610941, -82.014568
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hinch
- 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 Mingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Since Hinch is near Pike County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hinch ...
We found three communities that share the name Hinch.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Hinch.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Hinch lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hinch that is located in Mingo County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinch ...
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.
- Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Crystal Block
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Block have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Block
- Crystal Block is located in Logan County
- Freeburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
- Gilbert Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Horsepen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Majestic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - New Thacker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Thacker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Thacker
- New Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Pie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Red Jacket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Sarah Ann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarah Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Ann
- Sarah Ann is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarah Ann <4>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Stopover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Thacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Thacker Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thacker Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Mines
- Thacker Mines is located in Mingo County
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - War Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stopover
How Far From Hinch 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 Hinch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinch and extending to:
- Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hinch to Williamson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hinch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hinch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6109, Longitude: -82.0146 In this case, the coordinates for Hinch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hinch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.26 degrees. |