Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Thornecrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thornecrest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thornecrest

• 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 Thornecrest:
  • 37.331801, -79.985873
  • 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 Thornecrest

• 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 Thornecrest is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 Thornecrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornecrest ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Captains Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
• Covehaven Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
• Dale Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale Court is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
• Dawnwood Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
• Eden Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Edgelawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Glen Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Greenfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hedgelawn Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hemlock Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
  • Heritage Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Lone Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Medley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Medley is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Plainview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Rolling Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
  • Sherry Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
  • Spring Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Summit Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
  • Sun Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunnybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
  • Tinker Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
  • Vista Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
  • Willow Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thornecrest and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Thornecrest 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 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'