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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 Diamond Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond 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 Diamond Hill:
    • 37.191808, -79.687533
    • 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 Diamond Hill
  • 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 Diamond Hill ...

We found seven communities that share the name Diamond Hill.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Diamond Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Campbell County
      • This Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east of the Diamond Hill that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Diamond Hill.
    • Lynchburg City
      • This Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Diamond Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Diamond Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Diamond Hill that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Diamond Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Madison County
      • This Diamond Hill is located in Madison County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Diamond Hill that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Diamond Hill.
    • New York
      • Herkimer 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 New York community of Diamond Hill [Herkimer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Anson 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 North Carolina community of Diamond Hill [Anson County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Diamond Hill is located in Providence County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Diamond Hill that is located in Bedford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Diamond Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond 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.

  • Coonsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
  • Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Goodview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Goodview is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodview <4>
  • Hardy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <4>
  • Hardy Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
    • Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Isle of Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
    • Isle of Pines is located in Bedford County
  • Joppa Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
  • Otter View ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
    • Otter View is located in Bedford County
  • Rocky Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Bedford County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Diamond Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond 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 from Point A (ie- Diamond Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1918, Longitude: -79.6875       In this case, the coordinates for Diamond 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 Diamond 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Diamond 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 309.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.044 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.424 degrees.




 

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