Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vinton 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 Vinton Heights:
  • 37.261527, -79.885870
  • 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 Vinton 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Since Vinton Heights is near Roanoke City and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinton 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.

• Bluestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
• Cedar Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City
• Colonial Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
  • Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
• Crystal Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
  • Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
• Dundee
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Roanoke County
• Falling Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
• Hickory Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
• Homeland Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
  • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
• Jamestown Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
  • Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
• Janette Land
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janette Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
  • Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
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  • Leslie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
  • Liberty Land
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
    • Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
  • Lilly View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
    • Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
  • Lincoln Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
    • Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
  • Lynn Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
    • Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
  • Mayflower Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
    • Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
  • Muse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
    • Muse is located in Roanoke County
  • River Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
    • River Edge is located in Roanoke County
  • Spring Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
  • Springtree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
    • Springtree is located in Roanoke City
  • Sunrise Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
    • Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
  • Yellowstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
    • Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City

How Far From Vinton 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 Vinton 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 Vinton Heights and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vinton Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 191 miles [307.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vinton Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/