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Communities Also Named Huntington Hills ...

We found four communities that share the name Huntington Hills.

Within Alberta, the name Huntington Hills is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Huntington Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Huntington Hills.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Huntington Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Huntington Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Huntington Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Huntington Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Huntington Hills is located in Stafford County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Huntington Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington 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.

  • Balzac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balzac came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balzac <3>
  • Coral Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Heritage Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Signal Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Valley Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vista Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Huntington Hills 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 Huntington Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington Hills and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Huntington Hills to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,248 miles [8,445.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntington Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntington Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1180, Longitude: -114.0696    
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Huntington Hills 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 334.249 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.04 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.945 degrees.









 

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