Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Herndon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndon Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Herndon Heights
- 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 Herndon Heights:
- 37.503448, -81.358713
- 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 Herndon 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Herndon Heights is near Mercer County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Herndon Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Herndon Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Herndon Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Herndon Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Herndon Heights is located in Fairfax County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Herndon Heights that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Herndon Heights.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndon 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.
- Amigo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Basin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Blackeagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackeagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackeagle
- Blackeagle is located in Wyoming County
- Bud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Clark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Crumpler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hiawatha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Itmann
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Joe Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Branch
- Joe Branch is located in Wyoming County
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
- Smokeless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Stonecoal Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonecoal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal Junction
- Stonecoal Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Widemouth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Worth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joe Branch
How Far From Herndon 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 Herndon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herndon Heights and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Herndon Heights to Pineville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herndon Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Herndon Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herndon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5034, Longitude: -81.3587 In this case, the coordinates for Herndon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Herndon Heights 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 310.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.016 degrees. |