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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 Nelson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nelson 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 Nelson Heights:
- 37.203333, -76.493611
- 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 Nelson 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Nelson Heights is near Newport News City and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Nelson Heights
Communities Also Named Nelson Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Nelson Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Nelson Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Nelson Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Nelson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nelson Heights that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Nelson Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelson 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.
- Blacksmith Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
- Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Dandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dandy is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
- Dare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Evergreen Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Harris Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Heritage Hamlet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Kentucky Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
- Lee Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Marshall Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Oyster Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
- Patricia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patricia Heights is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia Heights
- Poor Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poor Farm is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
- Victory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Woods Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Run is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Nelson 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 Nelson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nelson Heights and extending to:
- Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Nelson Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 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- Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2033, Longitude: -76.4936 In this case, the coordinates for Nelson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.673 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.135 degrees. |
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