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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 Mount View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount View Estates 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 Mount View Estates:
- 36.414026, -79.940874
- 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 Mount View Estates
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Mount View Estates is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Mount View Estates
Communities Also Named Mount View Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Mount View Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Mount View Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Mount View Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Mount View Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west of the Mount View Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Mount View Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount View Estates ...
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.
- Beaver Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dan Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
- Deep Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Green Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
- Homestead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Idol Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
- Matrimony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ravenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Riverbend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Mount View Estates 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 Mount View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount View Estates and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mount View Estates to Wentworth, with an average speed<2> 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 84 miles [135.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mount View Estates 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 Mount View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4140, Longitude: -79.9409 In this case, the coordinates for Mount View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.689 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.781 degrees. |
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