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we pass this GPS location for Federal Hill:
37.412087, -79.146969
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We found four communities that are also named Federal Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Federal Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Clay 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 Florida community of Federal Hill [Clay County].
Indiana
Hamilton County
This Federal Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Federal Hill.
Maryland
Harford County
This Federal Hill is located in Harford County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Federal Hill.
Rhode Island
Providence County
This Federal Hill is located in Providence County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Federal Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Federal 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.
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 Federal Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Federal Hill and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Federal Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Federal 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 . 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Federal Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Federal Hill 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 Federal Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4121, Longitude: -79.1470 In this case, the coordinates for Federal Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.201 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.707 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.129 degrees.