Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hightown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hightown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hightown
- 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 Hightown:
- 38.431231, -79.631717
- 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 Hightown
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since Hightown is near Pocahontas County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Hightown ...
We found five communities that share the name Hightown.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Hightown.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Mississippi
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- Polk County
- Although located in Polk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hightown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hightown ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Highland County
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Clover Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Doe Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <3>
- Hardscrabble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Highland County
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Meadowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Mill Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Naples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Possum Trot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Hightown 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 Hightown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hightown and extending to:
- Monterey, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hightown to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hightown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hightown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hightown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4312, Longitude: -79.6317 In this case, the coordinates for Hightown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hightown 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 309.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.98 degrees. |