Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Church Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Church Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Church Hill
- 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 Church Hill:
- 36.818440, -82.153745
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Church 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Church Hill is near Washington County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Church Hill ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Church Hill.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Church Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Richmond City
- This Church Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Church Hill.
- Richmond City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Church Hill.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Church Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Church Hill.
- Georgia
- Marion County
- This Church Hill is located in Marion County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Church Hill.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Church Hill is located in Christian County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Church Hill.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Church Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Church Hill.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Church Hill.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Church Hill [Jefferson County].
- New Brunswick
- This Church Hill lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- North Carolina
- Warren County
- This Church Hill is located in Warren County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Church Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Church Hill [Bucks County].
- Chester County
- This Church Hill is located in Chester County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Church Hill.
- Fayette County
- This Church Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Church Hill.
- Forest County
- This Church Hill is located in Forest County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Church Hill.
- Franklin County
- This Church Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Church Hill.
- Mifflin County
- This Church Hill is located in Mifflin County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the northeast of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Church Hill.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Church Hill [Berkeley County].
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Church Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Church Hill.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Church Hill is located in Rusk County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Church Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Church Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Church 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.
- Bolton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Butts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Counts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Craigs Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Parsonage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pondtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ravens Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Rocktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rush Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
- Rush Corner is located in Washington County
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Stone Bruise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bruise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise
- Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
- Temple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Russell County
- Willow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Spring City
How Far From Church 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 Church Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Church Hill and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Church Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Church Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Church Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Church Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8184, Longitude: -82.1537 In this case, the coordinates for Church Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Church Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Church Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.992 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.667 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.559 degrees. |