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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 College Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Hill 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 College Hill:
- 38.673600, -90.210600
- 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 College 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since College Hill is near Madison County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 College Hill
Communities Also Named College Hill ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named College Hill.
Within Missouri, the name College Hill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This College Hill is located in Columbia County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of College Hill.
- Florida
- College Hill #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.673600&lon=-90.210600&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for College Hill.
- Indiana
- Cass 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 Indiana community of College Hill [Cass County].
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of College Hill [Cowley County].
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This College Hill is located in Madison County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of College Hill.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex 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 Massachusetts community of College Hill [Middlesex County].
- Worcester County
- This College Hill is located in Worcester County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of College Hill.
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This College Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of College Hill.
- Ohio
- Athens 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 Ohio community of College Hill [Athens County].
- Guernsey County
- This College Hill is located in Guernsey County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of College Hill.
- Hamilton County
- This College Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of College Hill.
- Knox County
- This College Hill is located in Knox County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of College Hill.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This College Hill is located in Lane County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of College Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This College Hill is located in Beaver County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of College Hill.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This College Hill is located in Rhea County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of College Hill.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This College Hill is located in Bowie County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of College Hill.
- Virginia
- Lynchburg City
- This College Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east of the College Hill that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of College Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.
- Eagle Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Park is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Park
- Fountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fox Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
- Granite City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Ville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Jeff Vander Lou
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jeff Vander Lou is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Vander Lou
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Kings Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
- Lewis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Mark Twain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Tiffany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tower Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Wells - Goodfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
How Far From College 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 College Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Hill and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from College Hill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 College 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 College 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 College Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6736, Longitude: -90.2106 In this case, the coordinates for College Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.644 degrees. |
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