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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 Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa 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 Villa:
- 37.055696, -79.829755
- 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 Villa
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Villa is near Bedford County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- 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 Villa
Communities Also Named Villa ...
We found five communities that are also named Villa.
Within Virginia, the name Villa is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Villa is located in New Castle County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Villa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Villa.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Villa is located in Clark County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Villa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Villa.
- Texas
- Mills County
- This Villa is located in Mills County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Villa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Villa.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Villa is located in Davis County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Villa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Villa.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Villa [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Crafts Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crafts Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Point
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Foxsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxsport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxsport
- Hay Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hay Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Run
- Helm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Henry Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henry Fork is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Fork
- Red Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Valley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Villa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Villa once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa and extending to:
- Rocky Mount, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Villa 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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0557, Longitude: -79.8298 In this case, the coordinates for Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.527 degrees. |
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