Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Richmond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Richmond Hill
- 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 Richmond Hill:
- 31.938260, -81.303411
- 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 Richmond 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Richmond Hill is near Chatham County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Richmond Hill ...
We found six communities that share the name Richmond Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Richmond Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Queens County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Queens County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Richmond Hill that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Richmond Hill.
- North Carolina
- Alamance 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 North Carolina community of Richmond Hill [Alamance County].
- Yadkin County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north of the Richmond Hill that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Richmond Hill.
- Ontario
- This Richmond Hill lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the north of the Richmond Hill that is located in Bryan County.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna 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 Richmond Hill [Susquehanna County].
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Richmond Hill is located in Georgetown County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richmond Hill that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Richmond Hill.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond 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.
- Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
- Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
- Coffee Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Cottonham ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Chatham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Grove Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
- Grove Point is located in Chatham County
- Grubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
- Rabbit Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
- Silk Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sweet Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill
- Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
How Far From Richmond 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 city such as Richmond Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Hill and extending to:
- Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Richmond Hill to Pembroke, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richmond Hill: www.richmondhillga.com/
The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 from Point A (ie- Richmond Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9383, Longitude: -81.3034 |
| <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 Richmond 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> | 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 Richmond Hill 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 310.425 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.316 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.585 degrees. |