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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 Heritage Acres:
37.294025, -79.961983
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We found three communities that are also named Heritage Acres.
Within Virginia, the name Heritage Acres is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Bibb County
This Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Heritage Acres.
New York
Oneida County
This Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Heritage Acres.
Texas
Jim Wells County
This Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Heritage Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Acres ...
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 Heritage Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Acres and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Acres 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Acres) 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 Heritage Acres 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 Heritage Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2940, Longitude: -79.9620 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.684 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.241 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.503 degrees.