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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 City View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City View 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 City View Heights:
- 37.240970, -80.024761
- 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 City View 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since City View Heights is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 City View Heights
Communities Also Named City View Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named City View Heights.
Within Virginia, the name City View Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This City View Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the City View Heights that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of City View Heights.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This City View Heights is located in Butler County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the City View Heights that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of City View Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This City View Heights is located in Dane County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the City View Heights that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of City View Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near City View 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.
- Castle Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Castle Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cliffview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
- Crescent Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highfields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lemon Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
- Meadowlark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Orchard Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
- Rosecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Virginia Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From City View Heights 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 City View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in City View Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from City View Heights 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 198 miles [318.7 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 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- City View 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 City View 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 City View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2410, Longitude: -80.0248 In this case, the coordinates for City View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.722 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.546 degrees. |
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