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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Vinton Heights

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)
  • Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Cedar Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Colonial Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Colonial Trail is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Trail
• Crystal Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Dundee
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Falling Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Garden City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Hickory Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Homeland Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
• Jamestown Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
• Janette Land
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Leslie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Liberty Land
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
  • Lilly View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
  • Lincoln Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Lynn Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Mayflower Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Muse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Muse is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
  • River Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • River Edge is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Spring Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Springtree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Springtree is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
  • Sunrise Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
  • Yellowstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vinton Heights 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'