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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 Hodges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hodges 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 Hodges:
- 38.362954, -82.428625
- 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 Hodges
- 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Since Hodges is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Hodges
Communities Also Named Hodges ...
We found eight communities that are also named Hodges.
Within West Virginia, the name Hodges is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Hodges is located in Franklin County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hodges.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hodges [Marion County].
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- This Hodges is located in Edwards County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Hodges.
- Montana
- Dawson County
- This Hodges is located in Dawson County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Hodges.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Hodges is located in Greenwood County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Hodges.
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This Hodges is located in Jefferson County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hodges.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Hodges is located in Jones County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hodges.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Hodges is located in Campbell County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hodges that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Hodges.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hodges ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chancellor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
- Crescent Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Dickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Garden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Glenroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
- Harveytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveytown is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Lockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
- Meadow Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Hills is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Walnut Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Willowvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale
How Far From Hodges 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 Hodges to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hodges and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hodges to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hodges) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hodges 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. |
| <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 Hodges 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 Hodges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3630, Longitude: -82.4286 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.146 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.204 degrees. |
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