Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Height, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Height and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Height
- 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 Height:
- 37.281283, -81.814604
- 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 Height
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Height is near McDowell County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Height ...
We found one communities that share the name Height.
Within Virginia, the name Height is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Height in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Height.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Height ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Bearwallow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Dan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Height
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Jewell Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Ridge
- Jewell Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Jewell Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Valley
- Jewell Valley is located in Buchanan County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peapatch
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Rift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rockridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Slate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Warriormine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warriormine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriormine
- Warriormine is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Peapatch
How Far From Height 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 Height to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Height and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Height to Grundy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Height. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Height) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Height. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2813, Longitude: -81.8146 |
| <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 Height 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 310.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.277 degrees. |