Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in English Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for English Hills
- 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 English Hills:
- 38.348200, -77.535600
- 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 English 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since English Hills is near Spotsylvania County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named English Hills ...
We found three communities that share the name English Hills.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named English Hills.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named English Hills in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of English Hills [Fairfax County].
- Henrico County
- This English Hills is located in Henrico County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the south of the English Hills that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of English Hills.
- Fairfax County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This English Hills is located in Henderson County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the English Hills that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of English Hills.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near English 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.
- Chapel View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
- Chapel View is located in Stafford County
- England Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
- England Run is located in Stafford County
- Fall Run Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Heartland Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
- Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
- High School Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Holly Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
- Holly Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
- Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
- Locust Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Mine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
- Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
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- Old Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Peach Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
- Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
- Peacock Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
- Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
- Scenic Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
- Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Summerset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
- Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
- Old Banks
How Far From English 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 English Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in English Hills and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from English Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for English Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 English 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- English Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in English Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3482, Longitude: -77.5356 In this case, the coordinates for English Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 English Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.131 degrees. |