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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 Valley Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Hill 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 Valley Hill:
    • 35.298451, -82.483176
    • 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 Valley 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Since Valley Hill is near Transylvania County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Valley Hill

Communities Also Named Valley Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named Valley Hill.

Within North Carolina, the name Valley Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Valley Hill [Cleburne County].
    • Kentucky
      • Washington County
      • This Valley Hill is located in Washington County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Valley Hill that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Valley Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Valley Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Valley Hill that is located in Henderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Valley Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley 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.

  • Bent Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bent Tree is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
  • Crooked Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Echo Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Echo Lakes is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lakes
  • English Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • English Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
  • Flat Rock Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock Forest is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Forest
  • Glenn Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glenn Brook is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Brook
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hunter Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter Crossing is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
  • Indian Cave Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Cave Park is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Park
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Cove is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Laurel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mountain Lake Camp
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Overlook is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pebble Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Plantation Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Ravenwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Rosebud
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rosebud is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Sky Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Village is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
    • Sugar Hollow Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sugar Hollow Farm is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow Farm
    • Terrace Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Terrace Gardens is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
    • Timbercreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Timbercreek is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Tranquility
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tranquility is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Tree Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tree Haven is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Haven
    • Willow Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Valley Hill 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 Valley Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Valley 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Valley 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 Valley Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2985, Longitude: -82.4832       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.178 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.66 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.131 degrees.