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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 Oregon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oregon 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 Oregon Hill:
- 36.448471, -79.636975
- 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 Oregon 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Oregon Hill is near Pittsylvania County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Oregon Hill
Communities Also Named Oregon Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Oregon Hill.
Within North Carolina, the name Oregon Hill is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Oregon Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Oregon Hill that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Oregon Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oregon 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.
- Bearslide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
- Berry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Cedar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- College Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Creekridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
- Dan River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dan River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Happy Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Leaksville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville Junction
- Meadow Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Piney Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Village Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
How Far From Oregon 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 Oregon Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oregon Hill and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oregon Hill 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 4 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 220 miles [354.1 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 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oregon Hill) 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 Oregon 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 Oregon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4485, Longitude: -79.6370 In this case, the coordinates for Oregon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.648 degrees. |
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