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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 New Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Hill:
    • 33.418442, -86.921936
    • 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 New Hill
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since New Hill is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 New Hill

Communities Also Named New Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named New Hill.

Within Alabama, the name New Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This New Hill is located in Wake County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of New Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This New Hill is located in Union County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This New Hill is located in Monongalia County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Hill that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of New Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hill ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Dolomite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
  • Hillman Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
  • Industrial City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
  • Laceys Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
  • Pauls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
  • Skyview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Walnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From New Hill 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 New Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Hill to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 New Hill 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 New Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4184, Longitude: -86.9219       In this case, the coordinates for New Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.742 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.366 degrees.