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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.

  • 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 Canterbury Hills:
    • 37.262092, -76.743014
    • 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
    • Since Canterbury Hills is near Williamsburg City and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 ...
    • Albemarle County
      • This Canterbury Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Canterbury Hills that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle 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 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Canterbury Hills that is located in James City 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.

  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fords Colony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fords Colony is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Colony
  • Greensprings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greensprings is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
  • Hollybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hollybrook is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
  • Indigo Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
  • Jamestown Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
  • Kingspoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingspoint is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingspoint
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kingswood is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Rich Neck Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
  • Steeple Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Steeple Chase is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
  • Walnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Canterbury Hills 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 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:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Canterbury Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Canterbury Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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: 37.2621, Longitude: -76.7430       In this case, the coordinates for Canterbury Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.813 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.101 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.212 degrees.