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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 River Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River 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 River Hill:
    • 32.229605, -94.220193
    • 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 River 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 River Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name River Hill.

Within Texas, the name River Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson 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 River Hill [Jackson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This River Hill is located in Allegheny County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the River Hill that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of River Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Unicoi County
      • This River Hill is located in Unicoi County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the River Hill that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of River Hill.
      • White County
      • This River Hill is located in White County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east northeast of the River Hill that is located in Panola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of River Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.

  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
  • Deadwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
  • Elysian Fields
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Four Forks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
    • Four Forks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Gill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Harrison County
  • Grand Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bluff
    • Grand Bluff is located in Panola County
  • Harris Chapel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
    • Harris Chapel is located in Panola County
  • Holland Quarters
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Quarters
    • Holland Quarters is located in Panola County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County
  • Shady Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Panola County
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Panola County

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

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

  • Carthage, which is the Seat of Panola County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from River 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 River 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2296, Longitude: -94.2202       In this case, the coordinates for River Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 River 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 318.18 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.351 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.595 degrees.




 

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