Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bethel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bethel 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 Bethel Hill:
  • 36.504585, -78.916954
  • 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 Bethel 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Bethel Hill is near Halifax County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Bethel Hill

Communities Also Named Bethel Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Bethel Hill.

Within North Carolina, the name Bethel Hill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Bethel Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Montgomery County
    • This Bethel Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bethel Hill that is located in Person County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bethel Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Christie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Christie is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
• Chub Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Cluster Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Mayo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Rogersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Triple Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Triple Springs is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Springs

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

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

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Bethel Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'