Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Gravel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gravel 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 Gravel Hill:
- 37.536536, -77.514708
- 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 Gravel 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 Gravel Hill ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Gravel Hill.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Gravel Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Buckingham County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Gravel Hill.
- Buckingham County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Gravel Hill.
- Arkansas
- Pope 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 Gravel Hill [Pope County].
- Van Buren County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Gravel Hill.
- White County
- This Gravel Hill is located in White County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Gravel Hill.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Gravel Hill.
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Benton County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gravel Hill.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Gravel Hill.
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Gravel Hill.
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Gravel Hill.
- New Brunswick
- This Gravel Hill lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Gravel Hill.
- North Carolina
- Bladen 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 Gravel Hill [Bladen County].
- Ontario
- This Gravel Hill lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Gravel Hill.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Allendale County].
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Berkeley County].
- Orangeburg County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Gravel Hill.
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Gravel Hill.
- Washington County
- This Gravel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gravel Hill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel 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.
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Cherry Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Fawnbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Grand Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hobby Hill Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Old Gun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Piney Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Willow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Ziontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Gravel Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gravel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravel Hill and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Gravel Hill to White House, 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 three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gravel 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gravel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5365, Longitude: -77.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Gravel 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 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 Gravel 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Gravel 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 308.244 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.634 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.421 degrees. |