Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Middleton Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleton Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middleton Gardens
- 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 Middleton Gardens:
- 37.294023, -80.082541
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Middleton Gardens
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleton Gardens ...
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.
- Deep Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dropmore
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Hockman
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Honeysuckle Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Karen Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lake Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lee - Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee - Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Locust Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Robin Hood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Spangler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Vermont Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View
How Far From Middleton Gardens 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 Middleton Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middleton Gardens and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Middleton Gardens to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 199 miles [320.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleton Gardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Middleton Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleton Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2940, Longitude: -80.0825 In this case, the coordinates for Middleton Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Middleton Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.755 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.553 degrees. |