Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fancy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fancy Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fancy Hill
- 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 Fancy Hill:
- 37.667916, -79.126694
- 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 Fancy 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since Fancy Hill is near Nelson County and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fancy Hill ...
We found three communities that share the name Fancy Hill.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Fancy Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Rockbridge County
- This Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west of the Fancy Hill that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Fancy Hill.
- Rockbridge County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montgomery 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 Arkansas community of Fancy Hill [Montgomery County].
- North Carolina
- Iredell 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 Fancy Hill [Iredell County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fancy 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.
- Coolwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Forks of Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Kingswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lanes Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
- Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
- Monitor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Piney River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
- Piney River is located in Nelson County
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <4>
- Roses Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
- Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
- Sweet Briar Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Amherst County
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Fancy 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 Fancy Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fancy Hill and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fancy Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fancy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fancy Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fancy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6679, Longitude: -79.1267 In this case, the coordinates for Fancy 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 Fancy 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 Fancy 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 309.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.722 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.033 degrees. |