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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 Country Club Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club 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 Country Club Hills:
    • 38.914000, -77.130812
    • 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 Country Club Hills
  • 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 Country Club Hills ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Country Club Hills.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Country Club Hills.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax City
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Fairfax City and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Country Club Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Bulloch County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Richmond County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Cook County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Country Club Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Craven County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the south of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Onslow County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Onslow County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Rowan County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Wake County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Wilkes County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Country Club Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club 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.

  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Foxhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Halls Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Kent Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
  • Lacey Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Lee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Lyon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
  • Riverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Riverwood is located in Arlington County

How Far From Country Club 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 Country Club Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Hills and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Country Club Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Club Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

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' (or 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- Country Club Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Club Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9140, Longitude: -77.1308       In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Country Club Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.944 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.503 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.747 degrees.









 

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