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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 Naff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naff 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 Naff:
- 37.148193, -80.012259
- 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 Naff
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Naff is near Roanoke County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- 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 Naff
Communities Also Named Naff ...
We found one communities that are also named Naff.
Within Virginia, the name Naff is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Naff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish
- This Naff is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Naff that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Naff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Naff ...
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.
- Airpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Castle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Clearbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Crescent Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Helm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Highfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Holly Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Homeplace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hunting Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kings Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Meadowlark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Rosecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Springlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Woods Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Naff 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 Naff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Naff and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Naff to Rocky Mount, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 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 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Naff) 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 Naff 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 Naff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1482, Longitude: -80.0123 In this case, the coordinates for Naff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.717 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.257 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.572 degrees. |
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