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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 Heatherstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heatherstone 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 Heatherstone:
- 37.354858, -79.842261
- 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 Heatherstone
- 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 Botetourt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Since Heatherstone is near Roanoke County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- 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 Heatherstone
Communities Also Named Heatherstone ...
We found two communities that are also named Heatherstone.
Within Virginia, the name Heatherstone is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Heatherstone is located in Will County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heatherstone that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Heatherstone.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heatherstone that is located in Botetourt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Heatherstone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherstone ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
- Falling Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Hickory Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Huntridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
- Laymantown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Lynchburg Mines ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg Mines is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Mines
- Muse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muse is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Peachtree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Rainbow Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Springtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springtree is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
- Stepping Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Heatherstone 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 Heatherstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heatherstone and extending to:
- Fincastle, which is the Seat of Botetourt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Heatherstone to Fincastle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heatherstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heatherstone 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 Heatherstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3549, Longitude: -79.8423 In this case, the coordinates for Heatherstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.167 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.434 degrees. |
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