Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Loudoun Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loudoun Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Loudoun Heights

• 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 Loudoun Heights:
  • 39.313157, -77.717770
  • 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 Loudoun 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Loudoun Heights is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Loudoun Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loudoun 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.

• Blair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blair is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Britain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Britain is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
• Georges Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
• Halltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Halltown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Harpers Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <1>
• Keys Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
• Lower Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
• Petersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Pleasantville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rice is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Sandy Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
• Shoemaker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
• Silver Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loudoun Heights and extending to:

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loudoun Heights to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'