Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Virginia Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginia Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Virginia Hill

• 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 Virginia Hill:
  • 32.128211, -95.816908
  • 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 Virginia 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Virginia Hill is near Anderson County and also Van Zandt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt 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 Virginia Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginia 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.

• Blackfoot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
• Crescent Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Cross Roads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Fosterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fosterville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Leagueville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
• Log Cabin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
• Pickens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
• Shady Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Star Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Virginia Hill and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Virginia Hill to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,711 miles [12,409.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'