Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Hills
- 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 West Hills:
- 35.898768, -77.554417
- 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 West 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since West Hills is near Pitt County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 West Hills ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name West Hills.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named West Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Durham County
- This West Hills is located in Durham County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of West Hills.
- Durham County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This West Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<1> to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of West Hills.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This West Hills is located in New Haven County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of West Hills.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This West Hills is located in Alachua County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of West Hills.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This West Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of West Hills.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This West Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the north of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of West Hills.
- Frederick County
- This West Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the north of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of West Hills.
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This West Hills is located in Lamar County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of West Hills.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This West Hills is located in Suffolk County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of West Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This West Hills is located in Armstrong County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of West Hills.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This West Hills is located in Blount County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of West Hills.
- Hamblen County
- This West Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of West Hills.
- Knox County
- This West Hills is located in Knox County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Hills.
- Roane County
- This West Hills is located in Roane County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of West Hills.
- Washington County
- This West Hills is located in Washington County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the west of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of West Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This West Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of West Hills.
- Weber County
- This West Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the west northwest of the West Hills that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Hills.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Deans Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
- Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hope Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Logsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mildred
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Princeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Woodgreen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From West Hills 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 West Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hills and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hills. 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 '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- West Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8988, Longitude: -77.5544 In this case, the coordinates for West 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 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 West Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.016 degrees. |