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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 Fisher Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisher Hill 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 Fisher Hill:
- 39.054274, -77.952496
- 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 Fisher 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Fisher Hill is near Fauquier County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fisher Hill
Communities Also Named Fisher Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Fisher Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Fisher Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- This Fisher Hill is located in Chesterfield County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fisher Hill that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Fisher Hill.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west of the Fisher Hill that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Fisher Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher 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.
- Berrys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Care Free Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Care Free Acres
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Lockes Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
- Mountain Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paris Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
- River Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Top Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Top Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
- Willow Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Fisher 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 Fisher Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fisher Hill and extending to:
- Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fisher Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fisher 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 Fisher Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0543, Longitude: -77.9525 In this case, the coordinates for Fisher Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.042 degrees. |
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