Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Westwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood
- 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:
- 36.853204, -76.376055
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Westwood
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westwood ...
We found 80 communities that share the name Westwood.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Westwood.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 75 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 75 communities, 78 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Alleghany County
- Frederick County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Roanoke City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Westwood is located in Pulaski County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Westwood.
- Saint Francis 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 Arkansas community of Westwood [Saint Francis County].
- California
- Lassen County
- This Westwood is located in Lassen County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Westwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Westwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westwood.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Westwood is located in Duval County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Westwood.
- Hillsborough County
- This Westwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westwood.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Westwood [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Westwood is located in Ben Hill County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Westwood.
- Columbia County
- This Westwood is located in Columbia County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Westwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westwood.
- Floyd County
- This Westwood is located in Floyd County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Westwood.
- Richmond County
- This Westwood is located in Richmond County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Westwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Westwood is located in Henry County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Westwood.
- Marion County
- This Westwood is located in Marion County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Westwood.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Westwood is located in Boyd County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Westwood.
- Jefferson County
- This Westwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westwood.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Westwood is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Westwood.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Westwood is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Westwood.
- Tensas Parish
- This Westwood is located in Tensas Parish and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Westwood.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Westwood is located in Frederick County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the north northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Westwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Westwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Westwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Westwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Westwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Westwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Westwood.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Westwood.
- Kalkaska County
- This Westwood is located in Kalkaska County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Westwood.
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Westwood [Muskegon County].
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Westwood [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Westwood is located in Forrest County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Westwood.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Westwood is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Westwood.
- Webster County
- This Westwood is located in Webster County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Westwood.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Westwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Westwood.
- Davidson County
- This Westwood is located in Davidson County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Westwood.
- Guilford County
- This Westwood is located in Guilford County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Westwood.
- Henderson County
- This Westwood is located in Henderson County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Westwood.
- Iredell County
- This Westwood is located in Iredell County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Westwood.
- Lenoir County
- This Westwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Westwood.
- Pitt County
- This Westwood is located in Pitt County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Westwood.
- Randolph County
- This Westwood is located in Randolph County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Westwood.
- Scotland County
- This Westwood is located in Scotland County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Westwood.
- Wilson County
- This Westwood is located in Wilson County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Westwood.
- Ohio
- Allen 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 Ohio community of Westwood [Allen County].
- Hamilton County
- This Westwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Westwood.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Westwood [Jefferson County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Westwood [Montgomery County].
- Wayne County
- This Westwood is located in Wayne County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Westwood.
- Ontario
- This Westwood lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the north.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Westwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Westwood.
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Westwood [Cambria County].
- Chester County
- This Westwood is located in Chester County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Westwood.
- Schuylkill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Westwood [Schuylkill County].
- Quebec
- This Westwood lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the north.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Westwood is located in Aiken County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Westwood.
- Charleston 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 South Carolina community of Westwood [Charleston County].
- Greenville County
- This Westwood is located in Greenville County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westwood.
- Lancaster County
- This Westwood is located in Lancaster County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Westwood.
- Lexington County
- This Westwood is located in Lexington County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Westwood.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Westwood is located in Coffee County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Westwood.
- Maury County
- This Westwood is located in Maury County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Westwood.
- Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Westwood [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Westwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westwood.
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km] to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood.
- Washington
- King 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 Washington community of Westwood [King County].
- Kitsap County
- This Westwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,435 miles [3,918.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Westwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood ...
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.
- Bruce
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Portsmouth City
- Churchland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchland
- Churchland is located in Chesapeake City
- Edgefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Chesapeake City
- Green Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Green Lakes is located in Portsmouth City
- Green Meadow Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow Point
- Green Meadow Point is located in Chesapeake City
- Greenfield Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Farms
- Greenfield Farms is located in Portsmouth City
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Portsmouth City
- Kingman
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Long Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Portsmouth City
- Mayflower Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Park
- Mayflower Park is located in Portsmouth City
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oregon Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Gardens
- Oregon Gardens is located in Portsmouth City
- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - River Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- River Park is located in Portsmouth City
- Siesta Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Gardens
- Siesta Gardens is located in Portsmouth City
- Silverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Silverwood is located in Chesapeake City
- Stone Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stone Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
- Twin Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
- Twin Pines is located in Portsmouth City
- Windy Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Pines
- Windy Pines is located in Portsmouth City
- Oregon Gardens
How Far From Westwood 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 Westwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood 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 5 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 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 Westwood 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 . 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8532, Longitude: -76.3761 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Westwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.219 degrees. |