Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Villa Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Villa Heights
- 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 Villa Heights:
- 37.295136, -79.977539
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Villa Heights
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Villa Heights ...
We found seven communities that share the name Villa Heights.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Villa Heights.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Henry County
- This Villa Heights is located in Henry County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Villa Heights.
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Villa Heights [Norfolk City].
- Henry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Villa Heights is located in Howard County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Villa Heights.
- Prince George's County
- This Villa Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Villa Heights.
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Villa Heights [Jasper County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Villa Heights is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Villa Heights.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Villa Heights is located in Bradley County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Villa Heights.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa 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.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Captains Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
- Covehaven Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covehaven Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
- Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
- Dawnwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawnwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
- Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Edgelawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
- Foxwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
- Hemlock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
- Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
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- Heritage Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City
- Janette Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janette Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
- Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
- Lemon Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
- Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
- Liberty Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
- Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
- Lincoln Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Meadowland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowland is located in Roanoke City
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Medley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke City
- Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Round Hill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Park
- Round Hill Park is located in Roanoke City
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Shadeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Sunrise Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Heritage Acres
How Far From Villa 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 Villa Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Heights 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 Villa Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 194 miles [312.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Villa Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Villa Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2951, Longitude: -79.9775 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Villa Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Villa Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.509 degrees. |