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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 Botetourt Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Botetourt Springs 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 Botetourt Springs:
- 37.353746, -79.936429
- 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 Botetourt Springs
- 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 Botetourt Springs is near Botetourt County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Botetourt Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Botetourt Springs ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Captains Grove
(Less than 2 miles 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 northeast)
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rockydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Runaway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sherry Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Tinker Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
- Vista Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Botetourt Springs 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 Botetourt Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Botetourt Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Botetourt Springs and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Botetourt Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 190 miles [305.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Botetourt Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Botetourt Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Botetourt Springs 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 Botetourt Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3537, Longitude: -79.9364 In this case, the coordinates for Botetourt Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.473 degrees. |
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