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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.

  • 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 Hamilton Hills:
    • 36.518194, -79.773925
    • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Hamilton Hills is near Henry County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 ...
    • Guilford County
      • This Hamilton Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Hamilton Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hamilton Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Rockingham 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 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamilton Hills that is located in Rockingham 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.

  • Bearslide
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
  • Creekridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
  • Dan River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Eden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Grand Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Oaks is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
  • Green Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leaksville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
  • Meadow Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
  • Spray ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spray is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

How Far From Hamilton Hills 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 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:

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hamilton 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 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: 36.5182, Longitude: -79.7739       In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.019 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.68 degrees.