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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 Apple Tree Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple Tree Village 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 Apple Tree Village:
- 37.355691, -79.897817
- 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 Apple Tree Village
- 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 Apple Tree Village 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 Apple Tree Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple Tree Village ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Captains Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heatherstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Huntridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
- Laymantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Rainbow Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Rockydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Runaway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Springtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springtree is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
- Stepping Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Tinker Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
- Vista Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Apple Tree Village 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 Apple Tree Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Apple Tree Village and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Tree Village to Fincastle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Apple Tree Village) 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 Apple Tree Village 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 Apple Tree Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3557, Longitude: -79.8978 In this case, the coordinates for Apple Tree Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.205 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.456 degrees. |
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