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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 Amsterdam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam:
- 37.428157, -79.905787
- 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 Amsterdam
- 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Amsterdam is near Roanoke County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- 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 Amsterdam
Communities Also Named Amsterdam ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Amsterdam.
Within Virginia, the name Amsterdam is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Merced County
- This Amsterdam is located in Merced County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Amsterdam.
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- This Amsterdam is located in Decatur County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Amsterdam.
- Idaho
- Twin Falls County
- This Amsterdam is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Amsterdam.
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Amsterdam is located in Bates County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the west of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Amsterdam.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Amsterdam.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Amsterdam.
- New York
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Amsterdam [Franklin County].
- Montgomery County
- This Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Amsterdam.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Auglaize County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Amsterdam.
- Jefferson County
- This Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Amsterdam.
- Licking County
- This Amsterdam is located in Licking County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Amsterdam.
- Ross County
- This community is historic and although located in Ross County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Amsterdam.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Amsterdam.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Amsterdam is located in Mercer County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Amsterdam.
- Saskatchewan
- This Amsterdam lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Amsterdam that is located in Botetourt County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Amsterdam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amsterdam ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Haymakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Laymantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Lone Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lynchburg Mines ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg Mines is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Mines
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Peachtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Rainbow Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Runaway Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sherry Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
- Stepping Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Sunnybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Tinker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tinker is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
- Tinker Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
- Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Troutville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waterfall Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Amsterdam to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Amsterdam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amsterdam and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Amsterdam to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amsterdam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Amsterdam could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amsterdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4282, Longitude: -79.9058 In this case, the coordinates for Amsterdam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.647 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.219 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.435 degrees. |
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