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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 Narrows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narrows 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 Narrows:
    • 37.205416, -79.958926
    • 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 Narrows
  • 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 Narrows 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 Narrows

Communities Also Named Narrows ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Narrows.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Narrows.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Giles County
      • This Narrows is located in Giles County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Narrows.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Narrows [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Narrows [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Narrows [Morgan County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Narrows is located in Sussex County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Narrows.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Narrows [Brevard County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Narrows [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Narrows [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Narrows is located in Ohio County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Narrows.
    • Manitoba
      • This Narrows lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Narrows.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Narrows.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Narrows is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the north of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Narrows.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Narrows [Pender County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Narrows lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
    • Ontario
      • This Narrows lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Narrows [Harney County].
      • Linn County
      • This Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Narrows that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Narrows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
  • Cave Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Clearbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Crystal Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Green Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
  • Highfields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Homeland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Janette Land
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
    • Lemon Dell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
    • Leslie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Meadowlark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Peakwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
    • Rosecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
    • Scenic Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Woods Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
    • Yellowstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Narrows to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 197 miles [317 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Narrows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Narrows could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Narrows 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 Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2054, Longitude: -79.9589       In this case, the coordinates for Narrows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.684 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.228 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.531 degrees.