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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 Alleghany Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alleghany 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 Alleghany Heights:
- 37.252629, -80.412828
- 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 Alleghany 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Alleghany Heights is near Giles County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 Alleghany Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alleghany 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.
- Airport Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Cedar Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Clover Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Mission Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Patrick Henry Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rainbow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Silver Leaf
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sundance Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
- Sundance Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
How Far From Alleghany 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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany Heights and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alleghany Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 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- Alleghany Heights) 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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2526, Longitude: -80.4128 In this case, the coordinates for Alleghany Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.951 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.54 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.703 degrees. |
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