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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 Church Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church 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 Church Hill:
    • 32.190993, -94.665209
    • 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 Church 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 Rusk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk County
    • Since Church Hill is near Panola County and also Gregg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gregg 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 Church Hill

Communities Also Named Church Hill ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Church Hill.

Within Texas, the name Church Hill is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Church Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Church Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Church Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Marion County
      • This Church Hill is located in Marion County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Church Hill.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Church Hill is located in Christian County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Church Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Church Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Church Hill.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Church Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson 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 Mississippi community of Church Hill [Jefferson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Church Hill lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Church Hill is located in Warren County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Church Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks 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 Church Hill [Bucks County].
      • Chester County
      • This Church Hill is located in Chester County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Church Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Church Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Church Hill.
      • Forest County
      • This Church Hill is located in Forest County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Church Hill.
      • Franklin County
      • This Church Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Church Hill.
      • Mifflin County
      • This Church Hill is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Church Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley 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 South Carolina community of Church Hill [Berkeley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • This Church Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Church Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond City
      • This Church Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Church Hill.
      • Russell County
      • This Church Hill is located in Russell County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Rusk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Church Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Church 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.

  • Chalk Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chalk Hill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill
  • Craig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Craig is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Cross Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Elderville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elderville is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
  • Fair Play
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Hickey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickey is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Jacobs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake View is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Long Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayflower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mayflower is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower

How Far From Church Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Church Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Henderson, which is the Seat of Rusk County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Church Hill to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Church 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 Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Church 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 Church Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1910, Longitude: -94.6652       In this case, the coordinates for Church Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.463 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.678 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.791 degrees.