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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 Windcrest Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windcrest Manor and the surrounding area.
- 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 Windcrest Manor:
- 37.327921, -79.269192
- 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 Windcrest Manor
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Windcrest Manor is near Bedford County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- 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 Windcrest Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windcrest Manor ...
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.
- Brush Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Landmark
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Landmark is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Meadow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Poplar Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Rainbow Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunny Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Whetstone Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Windcrest Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windcrest Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windcrest Manor and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windcrest Manor to Rustburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windcrest Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Windcrest Manor 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 Windcrest Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3279, Longitude: -79.2692 In this case, the coordinates for Windcrest Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.207 degrees. |
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