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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 Boxwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boxwood Hills 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 Boxwood Hills:
- 37.244579, -80.105318
- 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 Boxwood Hills
- 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 Boxwood Hills is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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 Boxwood Hills
Communities Also Named Boxwood Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Boxwood Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Boxwood Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Boxwood Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Boxwood Hills is located in Knox County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boxwood Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Boxwood Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxwood Hills ...
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.
- Bear Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Deep Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Dropmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Hockman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Homeplace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeplace is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Karen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Lake Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lee - Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Luther Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
- Quail Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Robin Hood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Vermont Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Boxwood Hills 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 Boxwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boxwood Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Boxwood Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 202 miles [325.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boxwood Hills) 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 Boxwood Hills 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 Boxwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2446, Longitude: -80.1053 In this case, the coordinates for Boxwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.77 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.578 degrees. |
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