Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Montclair Estates:
  • 37.316246, -80.021985
  • 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 Montclair Estates

• 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 Montclair Estates 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 Montclair Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montclair Estates ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Covehaven Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
• Dale Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dale Court is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
• Dawnwood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
• Dropmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dropmore is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
• Edgelawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
• Evans Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evans Hill is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
• Forest Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Foxwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Glen Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Hanging Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hemlock Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
  • Honeysuckle Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
  • Locust Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
  • Lone Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadowview is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Medley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Medley is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Plainview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Rolling Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
  • Spring Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stonegate is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Summit Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
  • Willow Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
  • Woodside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodside Park is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Montclair Estates 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 Montclair Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Montclair Estates and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montclair Estates 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'