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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 Airpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airpoint 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 Airpoint:
- 37.171246, -80.114206
- 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 Airpoint
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Airpoint is near Franklin County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Airpoint
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airpoint ...
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.
- Castle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Copper Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Glen Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Highfields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Holly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Homeplace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Luther Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Meadowlark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Rosecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Springlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
How Far From Airpoint 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 Airpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Airpoint and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Airpoint to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airpoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Airpoint 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 Airpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1712, Longitude: -80.1142 In this case, the coordinates for Airpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.606 degrees. |
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