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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 Luther Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luther Park 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 Luther Park:
- 37.247357, -80.102540
- 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 Luther Park
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Luther Park is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- 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 Luther Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luther Park ...
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.
- Bear Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Castle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Deep Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Dropmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Hockman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Homeplace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeplace is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Karen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Lake Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lee - Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
- Quail Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Robin Hood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spangler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spangler is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Vermont Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Luther Park 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 Luther Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Luther Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Luther Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Luther Park) 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 Luther Park 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 Luther Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2474, Longitude: -80.1025 In this case, the coordinates for Luther Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.768 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.576 degrees. |
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