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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 Wooded Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooded Acres 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 Wooded Acres:
- 37.320412, -80.062541
- 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 Wooded Acres
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Wooded Acres is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Wooded Acres
Communities Also Named Wooded Acres ...
We found six communities that are also named Wooded Acres.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Wooded Acres.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Prince William County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Wooded Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Wooded Acres.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Wooded Acres.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Wooded Acres.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Knox County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wooded Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wooded Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooded Acres ...
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.
- Dale Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Deep Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Dropmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Evans Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Forest Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Hanging Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hockman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Honeysuckle Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Lake Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lee - Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Locust Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Skyview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spangler
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spangler is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Willow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Wooded Acres 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 Wooded Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooded Acres and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wooded Acres 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wooded Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wooded Acres 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 Wooded Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3204, Longitude: -80.0625 In this case, the coordinates for Wooded Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.743 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.536 degrees. |
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