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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 Glenvar Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenvar 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 Glenvar Heights:
- 37.265967, -80.149208
- 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 Glenvar 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 Glenvar Heights is near Salem City and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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 Glenvar Heights
Communities Also Named Glenvar Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Glenvar Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Glenvar Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Glenvar Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Glenvar Heights is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the south of the Glenvar Heights that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Glenvar Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenvar 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.
- Bear Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Deep Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lee - Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Luther Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Quail Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Robin Hood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Talking Leaves
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- Vermont Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Glenvar Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glenvar Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glenvar Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Glenvar 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 203 miles [326.7 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 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenvar 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 Glenvar 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 Glenvar Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2660, Longitude: -80.1492 In this case, the coordinates for Glenvar Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.589 degrees. |
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