Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westridge Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westridge Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westridge Heights

• 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 Westridge Heights:
  • 36.108747, -79.854756
  • 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 Westridge 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
  • Since Westridge Heights is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Westridge Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westridge 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.

• Fisher Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
• Forest Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Friendswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hunter Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
• Lake Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
• Pennydale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
• Proximity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Proximity is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
• Random Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Spicewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
• Sunset Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Terra Cotta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
• Three Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows

How Far From Westridge 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 Westridge Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westridge Heights and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Westridge Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 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 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'