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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 Linkous, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linkous 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 Linkous:
- 37.239018, -80.410883
- 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 Linkous
- 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 Linkous is near Giles County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 Linkous
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linkous ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Cedar Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Clover Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Patrick Henry Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rainbow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Silver Leaf
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sundance Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
- Sundance Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
How Far From Linkous 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 Linkous to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Linkous and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Linkous to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Linkous) 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 Linkous 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 Linkous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2390, Longitude: -80.4109 In this case, the coordinates for Linkous have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.95 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.706 degrees. |
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