Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Highfields Farm Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highfields Farm Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Highfields Farm Estates

• 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 Highfields Farm Estates:
  • 37.202914, -80.071706
  • 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 Highfields Farm Estates

• 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 Highfields Farm Estates is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
  • 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 Highfields Farm Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highfields Farm Estates ...

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.

• Airpoint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
• Castle Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Crest Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hidden Valley Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
• Highfields
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Homeplace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Kings Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Luther Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Meadowlark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Rosecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
  • Scenic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Springlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
  • Sugar Loaf Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
  • Sugar Loaf Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
  • Sugar Loaf Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills

How Far From Highfields Farm Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Highfields Farm Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Highfields Farm Estates and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Highfields Farm Estates 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 202 miles [325.1 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 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'