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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 Cameron Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cameron Hills 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 Cameron Hills:
- 37.342649, -77.343035
- 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 Cameron Hills
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Cameron Hills is near Henrico County and also Hopewell City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopewell City
- 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 Cameron Hills
Communities Also Named Cameron Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Cameron Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Cameron Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Cameron Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Cameron Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cameron Hills that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cameron Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cameron Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Dutch Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gay Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
- Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jean Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Meadowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Mistwood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Quail Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
How Far From Cameron Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cameron Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cameron Hills and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cameron Hills to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cameron Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cameron Hills 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 Cameron Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3426, Longitude: -77.3430 In this case, the coordinates for Cameron Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.422 degrees. |
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