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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Hills 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 Country Hills:
- 37.215413, -80.096151
- 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 Country Hills
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Country Hills is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- 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 Country Hills
Communities Also Named Country Hills ...
We found eight communities that are also named Country Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Country Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Country Hills is located in Lee County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Country Hills.
- Shelby County
- This Country Hills is located in Shelby County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the southwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Country Hills.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Country Hills is located in Will County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Country Hills.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Country Hills is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Country Hills.
- Ontario
- This Country Hills lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland 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 Country Hills [Westmoreland County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Country Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Hills.
- Salt Lake County
- This Country Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km] to the west northwest of the Country Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country 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.
- Airpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Castle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Crest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Glen Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hidden Valley Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
- Highfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highfields is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
- Holly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Homeplace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Karen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Kings Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Lewis Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Luther Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
- Robin Hood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Springlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
- Sugar Loaf Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
- Sugar Loaf Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
- Sugar Loaf Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Country Hills 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 Country 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 Hills and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Country Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Country Hills 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> | 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 Hills 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 Country Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2154, Longitude: -80.0962 In this case, the coordinates for Country Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.584 degrees. |
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