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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 Center Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center 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 Center Hill:
    • 42.081057, -90.046288
    • 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 Center 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 Center Hill ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Center Hill.

Within Illinois, the name Center Hill is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Center Hill is located in Chilton County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Center Hill.
      • Cullman County
      • This Center Hill is located in Cullman County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Center Hill.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Center Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Center Hill.
      • Limestone County
      • This Center Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Center Hill.
      • Talladega County
      • This Center Hill is located in Talladega County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Center Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This Center Hill is located in Greene County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Center Hill.
      • White County
      • This Center Hill is located in White County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the south southwest of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Center Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Center Hill [Hartford County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Center Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Center Hill.
      • Sumter County
      • This Center Hill is located in Sumter County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Center Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Center Hill is located in Colquitt County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Center Hill.
      • Fulton County
      • This Center Hill is located in Fulton County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Center Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Riley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Center Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Center Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Center Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • This Center Hill is located in Chowan County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Center Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Center Hill is located in Armstrong County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Center Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This Center Hill is located in Cannon County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Center Hill.
      • Henderson County
      • This Center Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the south of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Center Hill.
      • Wilson 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 Tennessee community of Center Hill [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Houston County
      • This Center Hill is located in Houston County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Center Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Center Hill is located in Roanoke City and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Center Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt 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 West Virginia community of Center Hill [Wirt County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center 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.

  • Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Carroll County
  • Blackhawk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
  • Elk River Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Elmoville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmoville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
    • Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Fair Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Ideal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Carroll County
  • Marcus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Carroll County
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
  • Twin Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Twin Springs is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Wacker
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
    • Wacker is located in Carroll County

How Far From Center Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Center Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mount Carroll, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Center Hill to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- Center Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0811, Longitude: -90.0463    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Center 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 Center 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 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 Center 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 316.053 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.205 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.717 degrees.




 

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