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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 Montgomery Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montgomery Village 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 Montgomery Village:
- 37.262916, -79.870870
- 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 Montgomery Village
- 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 Montgomery Village is near Roanoke City and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Montgomery Village
Communities Also Named Montgomery Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Montgomery Village.
Within Virginia, the name Montgomery Village is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montgomery Village that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Montgomery Village.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Montgomery Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery Village that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Montgomery Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montgomery Village ...
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.
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Colonial Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
- Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dundee is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Falling Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Foxfire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Hardy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Jamestown Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
- Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lilly View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lynn Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Mayflower Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Muse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muse is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- River Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Edge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Springtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springtree is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
- Sunrise Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
How Far From Montgomery Village 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 Montgomery Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montgomery Village and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Montgomery Village 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 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 190 miles [305.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montgomery Village) 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 Montgomery Village 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 Montgomery Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2629, Longitude: -79.8709 In this case, the coordinates for Montgomery Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.476 degrees. |
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