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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 Mockingbird Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mockingbird Hill 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 Mockingbird Hill:
- 37.118741, -80.415884
- 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 Mockingbird Hill
- 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 Mockingbird Hill is near Radford City and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Mockingbird Hill
Communities Also Named Mockingbird Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Mockingbird Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Mockingbird Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mockingbird Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Mockingbird Hill.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mockingbird Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Mockingbird Hill.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mockingbird Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mockingbird Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mockingbird Hill ...
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.
- Apple Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
- Bangs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Christiansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craig Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craig Mountain is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Mountain
- Diamond Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
- Echo Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Lee-Hi Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
- Lester Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Raintree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Suburban Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Victory Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Windmill Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
How Far From Mockingbird Hill 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 Mockingbird Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mockingbird Hill and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mockingbird Hill 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mockingbird Hill) 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 Mockingbird Hill 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 Mockingbird Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1187, Longitude: -80.4159 In this case, the coordinates for Mockingbird Hill 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 305.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.747 degrees. |
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