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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 Hightown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hightown 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 Hightown:
- 38.526511, -78.803913
- 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 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Hightown is near Harrisonburg City and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hightown
Communities Also Named Hightown ...
We found five communities that are also named Hightown.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hightown.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Highland County
- This Hightown is located in Highland County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hightown that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Hightown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hightown that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hightown.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Hightown is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hightown that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Hightown.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Hightown is located in Alcorn County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hightown that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Hightown.
- Texas
- 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.
- Green Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Keezletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- New Erection
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Singers Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Sparkling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sparkling Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkling Springs
- Tenth Legion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Timberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hightown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. 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 Hightown 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 Hightown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5265, Longitude: -78.8039 In this case, the coordinates for Hightown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.595 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.596 degrees. |
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