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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 Walnut Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill:
    • 39.740634, -79.909224
    • 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 Walnut Hill
  • 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 Walnut Hill ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Walnut Hill.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Walnut Hill.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Benton County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Lafayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • New London 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 Connecticut community of Walnut Hill [New London County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walnut Hill [Franklin County].
    • Illinois
      • Marion County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Marion County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery 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 Indiana community of Walnut Hill [Montgomery County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Walnut Hill [Bourbon County].
      • Chase 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 Kansas community of Walnut Hill [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Allen County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Walnut Hill.
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Walnut Hill.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Walnut Hill.
      • York County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in York County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east southeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Walnut Hill [Norfolk County].
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Walnut Hill [Douglas County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Walnut Hill [Ashe County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Walnut Hill [Trumbull County].
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Crockett County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Hawkins 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 Tennessee community of Walnut Hill [Hawkins County].
      • Roane County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Roane County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Walnut Hill.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Walnut Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Lee 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 Virginia community of Walnut Hill [Lee County].
      • Petersburg City
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Walnut Hill.
      • Stafford County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Walnut Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Walnut Hill is located in Logan County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walnut Hill that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Walnut Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut 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.

  • Bobtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
    • Bobtown is located in Greene County
  • Canyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Cheat Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
    • Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Cheat Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
    • Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Cornish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Cornish is located in Fayette County
  • Crystal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Fayette County
  • Fieldcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
    • Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Friendship Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
    • Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Glassworks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassworks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
    • Glassworks is located in Greene County
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Hoard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
    • Hoard is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Ices Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ices Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
    • Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Locust Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Maidsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
      • Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Mapletown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
      • Mapletown is located in Greene County
    • Martin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Fayette County
    • Old Frame
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Frame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
      • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
    • Outcrop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outcrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
      • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
    • Rosedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Sprucetown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
      • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
    • Stewartstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
      • Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Sunset Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Sunshine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Fayette County

How Far From Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Hill to Waynesburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,696 miles [10,776.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7406, Longitude: -79.9092       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Hill 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Walnut Hill 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Walnut Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.567 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.475 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.639 degrees.









 

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