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 Intervale:
37.298192, -79.977539
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.
We found five communities that share the name Intervale.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Intervale.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Alleghany County
This Intervale is located in Alleghany County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Intervale.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Cumberland County
This Intervale is located in Cumberland County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Intervale.
New Brunswick
This Intervale lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
New Hampshire
Carroll County
This Intervale is located in Carroll County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Intervale.
Vermont
Bennington County
This Intervale is located in Bennington County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Intervale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Intervale ...
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.
Bluestone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Intervale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Intervale and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Intervale to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 194 miles [312.2 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<4> 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).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Intervale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Intervale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2982, Longitude: -79.9775 In this case, the coordinates for Intervale 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 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 Intervale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.693 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.252 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.508 degrees.