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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 Westover Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills:
    • 37.237073, -80.446996
    • 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 Westover Hills
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Westover Hills is near Giles County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Westover Hills

Communities Also Named Westover Hills ...

We found ten communities that are also named Westover Hills.

There are six communities within Virginia that are also named Westover Hills.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Albemarle County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Westover Hills.
    • Augusta County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Augusta County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Westover Hills.
    • Danville City
      • This Westover Hills is located in Danville City and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Westover Hills.
    • Greensville County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Greensville County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Westover Hills.
    • Pittsylvania County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westover Hills [Pittsylvania County].
    • Richmond City
      • This Westover Hills is located in Richmond City and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Westover Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westover Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westover Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Wicomico County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Westover Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Washington County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover Hills.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Westover Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westover Hills ...

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.

  • Airport Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Cedar Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
  • Clover Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Knob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Mission Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Murphy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pheasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Pilgrims Pointe
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
    • Silver Leaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
    • Stonegate
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Sundance Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
    • Sundance Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
    • University Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace

How Far From Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westover Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westover Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westover Hills 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.
<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 Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2371, Longitude: -80.4470       In this case, the coordinates for Westover Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.972 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.561 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.722 degrees.