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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 Overlook Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overlook 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 Overlook Heights:
- 38.460682, -78.042776
- 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 Overlook 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Overlook Heights is near Madison County and also Rappahannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock 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 Overlook Heights
Communities Also Named Overlook Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Overlook Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Overlook Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Overlook Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Overlook Heights is located in Centre County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north of the Overlook Heights that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Overlook Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook 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.
- Braggs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Cedarbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Fordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fordsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Friendship Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
- Greens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Griffinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadows of Culpeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
How Far From Overlook Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Overlook Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overlook Heights and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Overlook Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Overlook 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 Overlook 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 Overlook Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4607, Longitude: -78.0428 In this case, the coordinates for Overlook Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.508 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.075 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.30 degrees. |
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