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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 Heathsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heathsville 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 Heathsville:
- 36.269526, -77.764625
- 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 Heathsville
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Heathsville is near Nash County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Heathsville
Communities Also Named Heathsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Heathsville.
Within North Carolina, the name Heathsville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Heathsville is located in Crawford County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heathsville that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Heathsville.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Heathsville is located in Northumberland County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heathsville that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Heathsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathsville ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Days Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Glenview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Pea Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
- Pierces Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Roper Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Ruggles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
How Far From Heathsville 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 Heathsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heathsville and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heathsville to Halifax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heathsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Heathsville 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 Heathsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2695, Longitude: -77.7646 In this case, the coordinates for Heathsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.439 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.969 degrees. |
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