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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 West View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West View:
    • 37.645703, -78.008055
    • 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 West View
  • 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
    • Since West View is near Powhatan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 West View

Communities Also Named West View ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named West View.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named West View.

Beyond Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Augusta County
      • This West View is located in Augusta County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of West View.
    • Roanoke City
      • This West View is located in Roanoke City and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of West View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This West View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West View.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This West View is located in Caroline County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of West View.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This West View is located in Hinds County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of West View.
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This West View is located in Bergen County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of West View.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This West View is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of West View.
      • Trumbull County
      • This West View is located in Trumbull County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of West View.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This West View is located in Allegheny County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West View.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This West View is located in Abbeville County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of West View.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This West View is located in Spartanburg County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of West View.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This West View is located in Hamilton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of West View.
      • Knox County
      • This West View is located in Knox County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the west southwest of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West View.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This West View is located in Chittenden County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West View that is located in Goochland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of West View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West View ...

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.

  • Bush Park ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
  • Cartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Elk Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
  • Georges Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
  • Georges Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Georges Tavern is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Tavern
  • Hatchers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchers is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers
  • Hunters Trail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Trail is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
  • Irwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irwin is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • James River Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • James River Landing is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Landing
  • Maidens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stokes is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Three Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Three Square is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square

How Far From West View 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 West View 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 and extending to:

  • Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from West View to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 West View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6457, Longitude: -78.0081       In this case, the coordinates for West View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.526 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.972 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.582 degrees.