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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 La Plateau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Plateau 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 La Plateau:
- 37.160685, -80.434496
- 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 La Plateau
- 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 La Plateau 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 La Plateau
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Plateau ...
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 east)
- Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Christiansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
- Echo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Farmview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Lee-Hi Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
- Lester Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
- Mountain View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Suburban Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Victory Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Windmill Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
- Yellow Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
How Far From La Plateau 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 La Plateau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Plateau and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from La Plateau 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 220 miles [354.1 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 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Plateau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 La Plateau 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 La Plateau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1607, Longitude: -80.4345 In this case, the coordinates for La Plateau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.966 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.741 degrees. |
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