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we pass this GPS location for Sunset Village:
37.122070, -80.575614
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Waymarking ...
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We found seven communities that are also named Sunset Village.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Sunset Village.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Salem City
This Sunset Village is located in Salem City and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Sunset Village.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Sunset Village is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunset Village.
Georgia
Upson County
This Sunset Village is located in Upson County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Sunset Village.
Indiana
Clark County
This Sunset Village is located in Clark County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sunset Village.
Iowa
Crawford County
This Sunset Village is located in Crawford County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Sunset Village.
Linn County
This Sunset Village is located in Linn County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Sunset Village.
Washington
King County
This Sunset Village is located in King County and lies 2,210 miles [3,556.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Sunset Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Village ...
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.
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 Sunset Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Village and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Village to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Village) 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 Sunset Village 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 Sunset Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1221, Longitude: -80.5756 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.05 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.634 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.812 degrees.