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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 China Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to China Hill 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 China Hill:
    • 38.092910, -76.881633
    • 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 China 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since China Hill is near Westmoreland County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 China Hill

Communities Also Named China Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named China Hill.

Within Virginia, the name China Hill is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Telfair County
      • This China Hill is located in Telfair County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the China Hill that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Telfair County community of China Hill.
    • Idaho
      • Caribou County
      • This China Hill is located in Caribou County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the China Hill that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of China Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near China 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.

  • Chance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chance is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Farmers Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
  • Flat Iron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
  • Germans Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Germans Corner is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans Corner
  • Harts ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harts is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
  • Havelock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Havelock is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Lukes Island ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
  • Newland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Newland is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Oak Row
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oak Row is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Row
  • Piney Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

How Far From China Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as China Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in China Hill and extending to:

  • Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from China Hill to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 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- China Hill) 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 China 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 China Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0929, Longitude: -76.8816       In this case, the coordinates for China Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.847 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.267 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.957 degrees.