Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Hills
- 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 Walnut Hills:
- 37.810677, -80.435908
- 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 Walnut Hills
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Walnut Hills is near Monroe County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Walnut Hills ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Walnut Hills.
Within West Virginia, the name Walnut Hills is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Walnut Hills [Arapahoe County].
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Charles County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Walnut Hills.
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Walnut Hills.
- Wake County
- Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Walnut Hills.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Clark County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Walnut Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
- Jackson 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 Walnut Hills [Jackson County].
- Montgomery County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hills.
- Stark County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Stark County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Walnut Hills.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the south of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Walnut Hills.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Walnut Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Walnut Hills.
- Williamson County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walnut Hills.
- Texas
- Potter County
- Although located in Potter County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Walnut Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Walnut Hills.
- Virginia
- Williamsburg City
- This Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the east of the Walnut Hills that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Walnut Hills.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Hills ...
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.
- Brink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crowfields
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Dickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hopper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Organ Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Teaberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Walnut Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Hills and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Walnut Hills to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Hills. 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> | 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 Walnut Hills 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8107, Longitude: -80.4359 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hills 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Walnut Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.953 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.624 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.53 degrees. |