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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 Montrose Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montrose Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Montrose Heights:
    • 37.456531, -79.087246
    • 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 Montrose 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
    • Since Montrose Heights is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Montrose Heights

Communities Also Named Montrose Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Montrose Heights.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Montrose Heights.

Beyond Virginia.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Richmond City
      • This Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east of the Montrose Heights that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Montrose Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montrose 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.

  • Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Daniels Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
  • Deacon ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deacon is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
  • Great Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Ivanhoe Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
  • Joshua Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Martins Shop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
  • Martins Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
  • Merry Moor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
  • Old Stage Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
  • Prices Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
  • Sandy Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Viking Fiord
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

How Far From Montrose Heights 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 Montrose Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montrose Heights and extending to:

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Montrose Heights to Amherst, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montrose Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Montrose 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 Montrose Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4565, Longitude: -79.0872       In this case, the coordinates for Montrose Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.165 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.672 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.089 degrees.