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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 Western Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Hills 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 Western Hills:
    • 35.465459, -79.22484
    • 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 Western Hills
  • 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 Western Hills ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Western Hills.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Western Hills.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Buncombe 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 North Carolina community of Western Hills [Buncombe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile 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 Alabama community of Western Hills [Mobile County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Western Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Western Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Western Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the west southwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Western Hills.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Western Hills is located in Adams County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Western Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Posey 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 Indiana community of Western Hills [Posey County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Western Hills [Caddo Parish].
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Western Hills is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Western Hills.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Western Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Western Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Clark 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 Ohio community of Western Hills [Clark County].
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Western Hills [Hamilton County].
      • Washington County
      • This Western Hills is located in Washington County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Western Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Western Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the west of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Western Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This Western Hills is located in Petersburg City and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Western Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Western Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest of the Western Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Western Hills.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Western Hills [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Western 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.

  • Colon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Colon is located in Lee County
  • Cool Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Holly Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
  • Lemon Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
  • Owls Nest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Planters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Quail Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Stoneybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
  • Trails End
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
  • Tramway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Western Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Western Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Western Hills 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Western Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Western Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4655, Longitude: -79.2248    
<3>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.
<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 Western Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.291 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.522 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.802 degrees.




 

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