Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Holly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Holly Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Holly 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 Holly Hills:
  • 36.482638, -79.804204
  • 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 West Holly 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since West Holly Hills is near Henry County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 West Holly Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Holly 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.

• Dan River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
• Eden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <1>
• Green Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Homestead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Leaksville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
• Piney Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Ravenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Riverbend
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Holly Hills and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from West Holly Hills 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 5 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 225 miles [362.1 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'