Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hokes Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hokes Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hokes Mill
- 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 Hokes Mill:
- 37.699844, -80.526185
- 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 Hokes Mill
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Hokes Mill is near Monroe County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Summers 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hokes Mill ...
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.
- Half Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Monitor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Organ Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Pickaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Secondcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secondcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
- Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
- Sinks Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Snowflake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Wolfcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
How Far From Hokes Mill 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 Hokes Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hokes Mill and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hokes Mill to Charleston, 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 5 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hokes Mill. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Hokes Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hokes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6998, Longitude: -80.5262 In this case, the coordinates for Hokes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hokes Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.009 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.604 degrees. |