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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 West Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Hills:
- 33.527080, -82.042339
- 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 West 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since West Hills is near Columbia County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 West Hills
Communities Also Named West Hills ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named West Hills.
Within Georgia, the name West Hills is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This West Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of West Hills.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This West Hills is located in New Haven County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of West Hills.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This West Hills is located in Alachua County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of West Hills.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This West Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of West Hills.
- Frederick County
- This West Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the north northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of West Hills.
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This West Hills is located in Lamar County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of West Hills.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This West Hills is located in Suffolk County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of West Hills.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This West Hills is located in Durham County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of West Hills.
- Edgecombe County
- This West Hills is located in Edgecombe County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the east northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of West Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This West Hills is located in Armstrong County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of West Hills.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This West Hills is located in Blount County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of West Hills.
- Hamblen County
- This West Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the north northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of West Hills.
- Knox County
- This West Hills is located in Knox County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Hills.
- Roane County
- This West Hills is located in Roane County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of West Hills.
- Washington County
- This West Hills is located in Washington County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This West Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of West Hills.
- Weber County
- This West Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km] to the west northwest of the West Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Forest Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Memory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Poverty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stevens Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From West 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 West Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hills and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 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- West Hills) 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 West Hills 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 West Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5271, Longitude: -82.0423 In this case, the coordinates for West Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.888 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.441 degrees. |
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