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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 Mount Vernon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Heights:
- 37.232915, -80.003927
- 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 Mount Vernon 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Mount Vernon Heights is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Mount Vernon Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Vernon 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.
- Castle Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Castle Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Crescent Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Crystal Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Highfields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Lemon Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
- Meadowlark
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Peakwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
- Rosecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Virginia Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woods Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Mount Vernon Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Vernon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Vernon Heights 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 Mount Vernon Heights 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2329, Longitude: -80.0039 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Vernon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.71 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.262 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.54 degrees. |
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