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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 Westmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmont 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 Westmont:
    • 38.862612, -77.091923
    • 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 Westmont
  • 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
    • Since Westmont is near Alexandria City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Westmont

Communities Also Named Westmont ...

We found ten communities that are also named Westmont.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Westmont.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westmont [Fairfax County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Westmont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<2> to the west of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westmont.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westmont is located in New Castle County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westmont.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Westmont is located in Columbia County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westmont.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Westmont is located in DuPage County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Westmont.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Westmont is located in Camden County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Westmont.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westmont [Randolph County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Westmont is located in Blair County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Westmont.
      • Cambria County
      • This Westmont is located in Cambria County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the northwest of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Westmont.
      • Lebanon County
      • This Westmont is located in Lebanon County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northeast of the Westmont that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Westmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmont ...

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.

  • Brad Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cherrydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Clover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clover is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Delta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Dominion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
  • Dominion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Duke Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Glen Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
    • Green Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Green Valley is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Halls Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Lacey Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lyon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
    • Lyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Piney Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Seminary Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Varsity Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Virginia Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
    • Walters Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods

How Far From Westmont to ...

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 Westmont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westmont and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Westmont to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the northeast (NE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Westmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Westmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Westmont 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 Westmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8626, Longitude: -77.0919       In this case, the coordinates for Westmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.924 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.473 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.751 degrees.