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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 Midway Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midway Heights 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 Midway Heights:
- 37.172351, -80.418384
- 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 Midway 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Midway Heights is near Pulaski County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Radford 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 Midway Heights
Communities Also Named Midway Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Midway Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Midway Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Midway Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Midway Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Midway Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Midway Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midway 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.
- Airport Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Apple Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Christiansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Diamond Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
- Echo Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Farmview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Lester Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
- Mountain View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
- Ramble Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Suburban Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Victory Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Windmill Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
- Yellow Sulphur
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Midway 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 Midway Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midway Heights 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 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Midway Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 219 miles [352.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Midway Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Midway Heights 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 Midway Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1724, Longitude: -80.4184 In this case, the coordinates for Midway Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.731 degrees. |
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