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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 Chatham Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatham 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 Chatham Hill:
- 36.955671, -81.523169
- 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 Chatham 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Chatham Hill is near Tazewell County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland 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 Chatham Hill
Communities Also Named Chatham Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Chatham Hill.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Chatham Hill.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Chatham Hill in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Roanoke City
- This Chatham Hill is located in Roanoke City and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chatham Hill that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Chatham Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Chatham Hill is located in Marion County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chatham Hill that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Chatham Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatham 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.
- Ellendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Frog Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Furnace Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Joe Neets
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Joe Neets is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Neets
- Joe Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Maiden Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maiden Spring is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Spring
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Page Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rockhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
How Far From Chatham 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 Chatham Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chatham Hill and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chatham Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chatham Hill) 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 Chatham 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 Chatham Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9557, Longitude: -81.5232 In this case, the coordinates for Chatham Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.256 degrees. |
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