Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westwood Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood Place

• 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 Westwood Place:
  • 37.800680, -80.016447
  • 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 Westwood Place

• 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Since Westwood Place is near Covington City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Westwood Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Place ...

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.

• Backbone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Backbone is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
• Boiling Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Fairlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Covington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Falling Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Hematite
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hematite is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Hooks Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
• Moss Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
• Rich Patch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
• Rich Patch Mines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
• Stonewall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

How Far From Westwood Place 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 Westwood Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood Place 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'