Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Burlington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Burlington Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Burlington Heights

• 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 North Burlington Heights:
  • 37.355134, -79.963096
  • 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 North Burlington 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 North Burlington Heights is near Botetourt County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 North Burlington Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Burlington 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.

• Bowling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Captains Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
• Eden Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hedgelawn Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Sherry Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sunnybrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
• Tinker Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
• Vista Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
• Waterfall Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake

How Far From North Burlington 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 North Burlington 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 North Burlington Heights and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Burlington 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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'