Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Grandview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandview Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grandview Heights
- 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 Grandview Heights:
- 37.130126, -80.552557
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grandview Heights
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grandview Heights ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Grandview Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Grandview Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grandview Heights [Franklin County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Rankin County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Grandview Heights.
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Watauga County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Grandview Heights.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Champaign County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Grandview Heights.
- Franklin County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grandview Heights.
- Jefferson County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the north.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Grandview Heights.
- Oklahoma
- Muskogee County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Muskogee County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Grandview Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Lancaster County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Grandview Heights.
- York County
- This Grandview Heights is located in York County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Grandview Heights.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Grandview Heights.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Grandview Heights is located in Cabell County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Grandview Heights.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandview 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.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Montgomery County
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Radford City
- Fairlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Radford City
- Haven Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
- Haven Heights is located in Radford City
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
- Pepper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Peppers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
- Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Willow Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Radford City
How Far From Grandview 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 Grandview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandview Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grandview Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grandview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Grandview Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grandview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1301, Longitude: -80.5526 In this case, the coordinates for Grandview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Grandview Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.80 degrees. |