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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 Park View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park View Heights 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 Park View Heights:
- 35.683473, -80.478948
- 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 Park View Heights
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Park View Heights is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Park View Heights
Communities Also Named Park View Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Park View Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Park View Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Park View Heights is located in Miami County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Park View Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Park View Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Park View Heights is located in Centre County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Park View Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Park View Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park View Heights ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cross Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Eagle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Grady Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lockeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockeland is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mirror Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Mocksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
How Far From Park View Heights 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 Park View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park View Heights and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Park View Heights to Raleigh, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park View Heights) 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 Park View Heights 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 Park View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6835, Longitude: -80.4789 In this case, the coordinates for Park View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.223 degrees. |
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