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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 Northwood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood 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 Northwood Heights:
- 37.358196, -79.523922
- 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 Northwood 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Northwood Heights is near Bedford City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Northwood Heights
Communities Also Named Northwood Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Northwood Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Northwood Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Northwood Heights is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood Heights that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Northwood Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Northwood Heights is located in Northampton County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Heights that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Northwood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood 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.
- Big Otter Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Otter Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Otter Mill
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Otter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Peaksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Northwood 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 Northwood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood Heights and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Northwood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northwood 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 Northwood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3582, Longitude: -79.5239 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.302 degrees. |
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