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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 Looney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Looney 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 Looney:
- 37.471240, -80.162549
- 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 Looney
- 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 Craig County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
- Since Looney is near Roanoke County and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Looney
Communities Also Named Looney ...
We found one communities that are also named Looney.
Within Virginia, the name Looney is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Looney in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Greer County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Greer County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Looney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Looney ...
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.
- Craig Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig Springs is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Gunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Marshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalltown is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
- Mason Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Mountain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
- Paint Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Spruce Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Tinker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tinker is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
- Virginia Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Looney to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Looney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Looney and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Craig County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Looney to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Looney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Looney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Looney 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 Looney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4712, Longitude: -80.1625 In this case, the coordinates for Looney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.398 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.527 degrees. |
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