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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 Ironto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironto 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 Ironto:
- 37.218743, -80.278100
- 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 Ironto
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Ironto is near Roanoke County and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Ironto
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironto ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Apple Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Cedar Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Cherokee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Clover Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
- Craig Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Mountain is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Mountain
- Crockett Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crockett Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Spring
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Falling Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Branch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
- Farmview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farmview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Glen Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hunters Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Knob Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Meadow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Orchard View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Patrick Henry Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Pheasant Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rainbow Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Raintree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ramble Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
- Silver Leaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Stonegate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Suburban Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sundance Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
- Sundance Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Talking Leaves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- University Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- Yellow Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ironto to ...
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 Ironto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ironto and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ironto to Christiansburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 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- Ironto) 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 Ironto 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 Ironto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2187, Longitude: -80.2781 In this case, the coordinates for Ironto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.872 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.658 degrees. |
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