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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 Church Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church 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 Church Hill:
    • 32.163212, -84.545474
    • 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 Church Hill
  • 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 Church Hill ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Church Hill.

Within Georgia, the name Church Hill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Church Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Church Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Church Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Church Hill is located in Christian County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Church Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Church Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Church Hill.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Church Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Church Hill [Jefferson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Church Hill lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Church Hill is located in Warren County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Church Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Church Hill [Bucks County].
      • Chester County
      • This Church Hill is located in Chester County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Church Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Church Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Church Hill.
      • Forest County
      • This Church Hill is located in Forest County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Church Hill.
      • Franklin County
      • This Church Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Church Hill.
      • Mifflin County
      • This Church Hill is located in Mifflin County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Church Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Church Hill [Berkeley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Church Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Church Hill.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Church Hill is located in Rusk County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Church Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond City
      • This Church Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Church Hill.
      • Russell County
      • This Church Hill is located in Russell County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Church Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Church 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.

  • Archery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archery
    • Archery is located in Webster County
  • Centerpoint
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
    • Centerpoint is located in Webster County
  • Elmview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
    • Elmview is located in Marion County
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
  • Hoggs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
    • Hoggs is located in Marion County
  • Magnolia Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Sumter County
  • Manta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
    • Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
  • Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Randall is located in Stewart County
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Stewart County
  • Slaughter Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Creek
    • Slaughter Creek is located in Stewart County

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

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

  • Buena Vista, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Church Hill to Buena Vista, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Church Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Church Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Church Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1632, Longitude: -84.5455       In this case, the coordinates for Church Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Church Hill 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Church Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.266 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.47 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.715 degrees.




 

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