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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 Heritage Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heritage Village:
    • 36.247917, -80.428666
    • 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 Heritage Village
  • 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 Heritage Village ...

We found six communities that share the name Heritage Village.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Heritage Village.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Pitt County
      • This Heritage Village is located in Pitt County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heritage Village that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Heritage Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Heritage Village is located in New Haven County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Village that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Heritage Village.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Heritage Village is located in Sussex County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Heritage Village that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Heritage Village.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Heritage Village is located in Burlington County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Village that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Heritage Village.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north of the Heritage Village that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Heritage Village.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Heritage Village [Fairfax County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Village ...

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
  • Creek View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
    • Creek View is located in Forsyth County
  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County
  • Hunter Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
    • Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Hunters Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • King
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Pinnacle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
    • Pinnacle is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinnacle <4>
  • Poplar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Yadkin County
  • Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
    • Shoals is located in Surry County
  • Tobaccoville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <4>
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Yadkin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Village and extending to:

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Village to Winston - Salem, 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heritage Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Heritage Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2479, Longitude: -80.4287       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Heritage Village 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>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 Heritage Village 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 309.976 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.421 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.029 degrees.




 

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