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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 Hamilton Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton 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 Hamilton Hills:
- 36.082080, -79.873645
- 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 Hamilton 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Hamilton Hills is near Forsyth County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Hamilton Hills
Communities Also Named Hamilton Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Hamilton Hills.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Hamilton Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Rockingham County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hamilton Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hamilton Hills.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Hamilton Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hamilton Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton 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.
- Fisher Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
- Forest Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendswood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Lake Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pennydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pennydale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
- Random Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Random Woods is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rolling Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Terra Cotta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Three Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
How Far From Hamilton 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 Hamilton Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Hills and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0821, Longitude: -79.8736 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.655 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.029 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.86 degrees. |
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