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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 Suncrest Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suncrest 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 Suncrest Heights:
- 37.197360, -79.940592
- 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 Suncrest 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 Suncrest Heights is near Roanoke City and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Suncrest Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suncrest 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.
- Castle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Clearbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Crescent Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Crystal Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Homeland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
- Hunting Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Meadowlark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Narrows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Narrows is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Peakwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woods Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
- Yellowstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
How Far From Suncrest Heights 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 Suncrest 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 Suncrest 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 Suncrest 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Suncrest 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 Suncrest 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 Suncrest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1974, Longitude: -79.9406 In this case, the coordinates for Suncrest Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.674 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.526 degrees. |
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