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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 Sylvania Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvania 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 Sylvania Heights:
- 38.274018, -77.444706
- 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 Sylvania 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Since Sylvania Heights is near Stafford County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- 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 Sylvania Heights
Communities Also Named Sylvania Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Sylvania Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Sylvania Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sylvania Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Sylvania Heights is located in York County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sylvania Heights that is located in Spotsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sylvania Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvania 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.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cottage Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cottage Green is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Green
- Deacon Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Deer Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Forest
- Ferry Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fourmile Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Fork is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Fork
- Fredericksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grandview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hazel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Heather Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Hollyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Creek is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Part Little Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Part Little Falls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Part Little Falls
- Ridge Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Wildcat Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildcat Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Corner
- Will-More
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Will-More is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-More
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sylvania 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 Sylvania Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sylvania Heights and extending to:
- Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvania Heights to Spotsylvania, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvania 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 Sylvania 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 Sylvania Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2740, Longitude: -77.4447 In this case, the coordinates for Sylvania Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.121 degrees. |
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