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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 Skyline Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyline Crest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Skyline Crest:
    • 38.049583, -78.629461
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Skyline Crest
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Skyline Crest ...

We found one communities that share the name Skyline Crest.

Within Virginia, the name Skyline Crest is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Skyline Crest in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Skyline Crest that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Skyline Crest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyline Crest ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County
  • Broad Axe ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
    • Broad Axe is located in Albemarle County
  • Freetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
    • Freetown is located in Albemarle County
  • Ivy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ivy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
    • Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
  • Ivy Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
    • Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
  • Ivy Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Woods
    • Ivy Woods is located in Albemarle County
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Peacock Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
    • Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • University Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
  • Yancey Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County

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

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Skyline Crest to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skyline Crest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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- Skyline Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skyline Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0496, Longitude: -78.6295       In this case, the coordinates for Skyline Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Skyline Crest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.873 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.429 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.693 degrees.









 

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