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 West View Terrace:
37.310691, -80.003373
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.
We found three communities that share the name West View Terrace.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named West View Terrace.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Charlottesville City
This West View Terrace is located in Charlottesville City and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of West View Terrace.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Carroll County
This West View Terrace is located in Carroll County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of West View Terrace.
Minnesota
Meeker County
This West View Terrace is located in Meeker County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of West View Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West View Terrace ...
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.
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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 West View Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West View Terrace and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West View Terrace 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West View Terrace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West View Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3107, Longitude: -80.0034 In this case, the coordinates for West View Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 West View Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.708 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.271 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.515 degrees.