Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westwood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood 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 Westwood Hills:
- 36.307368, -78.459998
- 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 Westwood 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vance County
- Since Westwood Hills is near Granville County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Granville County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Westwood Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Westwood Hills.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Westwood Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wilkes County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Wilkes County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Westwood Hills.
- Wilkes County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Westwood Hills.
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Westwood Hills.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Worcester County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westwood Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Westwood Hills [Allegheny County].
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Lexington County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Westwood Hills.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Westwood Hills is located in Blount County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west of the Westwood Hills that is located in Vance County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Westwood Hills.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood 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.
- Adcock Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adcock Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Bear Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Bobbitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fairport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Gill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Greystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Harris Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
- Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County
- Huntsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Kellys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Knotts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossroads
- Knotts Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Seaman Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaman Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Way
- Seaman Way is located in Vance County
- Willow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Vance County
How Far From Westwood 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 Westwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Hills and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Westwood 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vance County: www.vancecounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3074, Longitude: -78.4600 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Westwood 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. |
| <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 Westwood 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 308.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.125 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.228 degrees. |