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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 Canterbury Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canterbury 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 Canterbury Hills:
- 38.059027, -78.508346
- 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 Canterbury 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Canterbury Hills is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Canterbury Hills
Communities Also Named Canterbury Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Canterbury Hills.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Canterbury Hills.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Canterbury Hills in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- James City County
- This Canterbury Hills is located in James City County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Canterbury Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Canterbury Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Canterbury Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Canterbury Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury 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.
- Barracks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Branchland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Chapel Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Charlottesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Four Seasons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greenfields
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Hydraulic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Ivy Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pen Park is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Park
- Queen Charlotte
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Riverrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverrun is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverrun
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Squire Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Village Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Village Square is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Canterbury 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 Canterbury Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canterbury Hills and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Canterbury Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Canterbury 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 Canterbury 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 Canterbury Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0590, Longitude: -78.5083 In this case, the coordinates for Canterbury Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.801 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.64 degrees. |
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