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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 Countryside Estates:
37.315969, -79.985595
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.
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Communities Also Named Countryside Estates ...
We found ten communities that are also named Countryside Estates.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Countryside Estates.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Culpeper County
This Countryside Estates is located in Culpeper County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Countryside Estates.
Montgomery County
This Countryside Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Countryside Estates.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Countryside Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Countryside Estates.
Georgia
Cobb County
This Countryside Estates is located in Cobb County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Countryside Estates.
Nebraska
Lancaster County
This Countryside Estates is located in Lancaster County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Countryside Estates.
Ohio
Portage County
This Countryside Estates is located in Portage County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Countryside Estates.
Tennessee
Montgomery County
This Countryside Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Countryside Estates.
Putnam County
This Countryside Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Countryside Estates.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Countryside Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Countryside Estates.
Vermont
Rutland County
This Countryside Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Countryside Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside Estates ...
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.
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 Countryside Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Countryside Estates and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Countryside Estates 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 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 193 miles [310.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Countryside Estates) 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 Countryside Estates 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 Countryside Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3160, Longitude: -79.9856 In this case, the coordinates for Countryside Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.697 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.259 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.506 degrees.