Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rich Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rich Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rich 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 Rich Hill:
- 36.473187, -80.990078
- 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 Rich 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Rich Hill is near Surry County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Surry County
- eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rich Hill ...
We found seven communities that share the name Rich Hill.
Within North Carolina, the name Rich Hill is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Rich Hill is located in Knox County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rich Hill that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rich Hill.
- Muskingum County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rich Hill [Muskingum County].
- Ontario
- This Rich Hill lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the north of the Rich Hill that is located in Alleghany County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Rich Hill is located in Bucks County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rich Hill that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Rich Hill.
- Washington County
- This Rich Hill is located in Washington County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the north of the Rich Hill that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rich Hill.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich 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.
- Cherry Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Chestnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Alleghany County
- Edwards Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Hare
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- New Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Swamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Pine Swamp is located in Alleghany County
- Roaring Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
- Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <5>
- Saddle Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
- Saddle Mountain is located in Alleghany County
How Far From Rich 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 Rich Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rich Hill and extending to:
- Sparta, which is the Seat of Alleghany County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rich Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rich Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rich Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4732, Longitude: -80.9901 In this case, the coordinates for Rich Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rich Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Rich Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rich Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.303 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.828 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.185 degrees. |