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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 Hunting Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting 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 Hunting Hills:
    • 36.124303, -79.424466
    • 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 Hunting Hills
  • 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 Hunting Hills ...

We found five communities that share the name Hunting Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name Hunting Hills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hunting Hills that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hunting Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hunting Hills that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunting Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast of the Hunting Hills that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hunting Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hunting Hills that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hunting Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hunting Hills that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Hunting Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting 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.

  • Birchwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
  • Cedar Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
  • Clover Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
    • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
  • Granite Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Village
    • Granite Village is located in Alamance County
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Alamance County
  • Green Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
  • Haw River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
    • Haw River is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Alamance County
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
  • Union Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
    • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County

How Far From Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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- Hunting Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunting Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1243, Longitude: -79.4245       In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Hunting Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.395 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.737 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.668 degrees.









 

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