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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 Vicker Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vicker Heights 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 Vicker Heights:
    • 37.165128, -80.477553
    • 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 Vicker 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Vicker Heights is near Pulaski County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford 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 Vicker Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vicker 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.

  • Airport Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Apple Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Apple Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Acres
  • Bangs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bangs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Cedar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Christiansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • College Park is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Diamond Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Pointe
  • Echo Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Farmview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
  • Haven Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
  • Lee-Hi Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee-Hi Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Court
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lester Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lester Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Place
    • Mission Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mountain View Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
    • Pepper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
    • Peppers Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
    • Pilgrims Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
    • Prices Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
    • Ramble Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Suburban Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Suburban Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Victory Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Windmill Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
    • Yellow Sulphur
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

How Far From Vicker Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vicker Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vicker Heights and extending to:

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vicker Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 222 miles [357.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vicker Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Vicker 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 Vicker Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1651, Longitude: -80.4776       In this case, the coordinates for Vicker Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.991 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.573 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.757 degrees.