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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 Johnson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Johnson Heights:
    • 37.137074, -80.405328
    • 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 Johnson Heights
  • 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 Johnson Heights is near Radford City and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Johnson Heights

Communities Also Named Johnson Heights ...

We found three communities that are also named Johnson Heights.

Within Virginia, the name Johnson Heights is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Johnson Heights lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnson Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Johnson Heights is located in Lee County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Johnson Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Johnson Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Johnson Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west of the Johnson Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Johnson Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Heights ...

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.

  • Apple Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
  • Bangs ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bangs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Christiansburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Craig Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Craig Mountain is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Mountain
  • Diamond Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
  • Echo Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Falling Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Falling Branch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Branch
  • Lee-Hi Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
  • Lester Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Mountain View Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Raintree Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Suburban Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Victory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Windmill Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
    • Yellow Sulphur
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

How Far From Johnson Heights 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 Johnson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson Heights and extending to:

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Johnson Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 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- Johnson Heights) 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 Johnson Heights 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 Johnson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1371, Longitude: -80.4053       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.949 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.521 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.737 degrees.