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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on River 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 Panola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Since River Hill is near Harrison County and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- 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 River Hill
Communities Also Named River Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named River Hill.
Within Texas, the name River Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located 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)
- Centennial is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deadwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deadwood is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Elysian Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Four Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Four Forks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Gill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grand Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Bluff is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bluff
- Harris Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Holland Quarters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holland Quarters is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Quarters
- Pleasant Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Shady Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From River 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 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 '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- River Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 River 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.595 degrees. |
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