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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 Copper Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copper 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 Copper Hill:
    • 37.081802, -80.134207
    • 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 Copper 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Copper Hill is near Franklin County and also Roanoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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 Copper Hill

Communities Also Named Copper Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named Copper Hill.

Within Virginia, the name Copper Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Copper Hill [Gila County].
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Copper Hill [Mineral County].
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Copper Hill that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Copper Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper 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.

  • Airpoint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
  • Arsenic Mine ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arsenic Mine is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenic Mine
  • Crockett Spring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crockett Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Spring
  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hemlock is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Holly Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Huffville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Huffville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
  • Kings Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Terrys Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork

How Far From Copper 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 Copper Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Floyd, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copper Hill to Floyd, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Copper Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Copper Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Copper 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 Copper Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0818, Longitude: -80.1342       In this case, the coordinates for Copper Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.79 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.331 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.643 degrees.