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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 Van Voorhis Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Voorhis Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Van Voorhis Hill:
- 40.073962, -80.042554
- 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 Van Voorhis 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Van Voorhis Hill is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Van Voorhis Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Voorhis 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.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crescent Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Daisytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Farquhar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farquhar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Little Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Lowhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Pitt Gas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pitt Gas is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Gas
- Pleasant View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Heights
- Sandy Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Plains is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Scenery Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Van Voorhis Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Van Voorhis Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Van Voorhis Hill and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Van Voorhis Hill to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Voorhis Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Van Voorhis 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 Van Voorhis Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0740, Longitude: -80.0426 In this case, the coordinates for Van Voorhis Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.578 degrees. |
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