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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heights 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 Heights:
- 38.863692, -82.133200
- 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 Heights
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Heights is near Gallia County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Heights ...
We found ten communities that are also named Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Finney 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 Kansas community of Heights [Finney County].
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- This Heights is located in Jackson County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Heights that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Heights.
- Roscommon 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 Heights [Roscommon County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Heights [Saint Louis County].
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton 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 Heights [Northampton County].
- Texas
- Brazoria 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 Texas community of Heights [Brazoria County].
- Galveston County
- This Heights is located in Galveston County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Heights that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Heights.
- Virginia
- Petersburg City
- This Heights is located in Petersburg City and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Heights that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Heights.
- Prince William County
- This Heights is located in Prince William County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east of the Heights that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Marathon 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 Wisconsin community of Heights [Marathon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heights ...
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.
- Couch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Evans Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hedgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgewood is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Lawnview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnview is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
- Locust Lane ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locust Lane is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane
- Maggie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Mapleshade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleshade is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
- Meadow Look
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heights and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Heights to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Heights 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8637, Longitude: -82.1332 In this case, the coordinates for Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.927 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.917 degrees. |
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