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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 Green Hill Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hill Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Green Hill Terrace:
    • 37.269023, -80.107263
    • 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 Green Hill Terrace
  • 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Since Green Hill Terrace is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Green Hill Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hill Terrace ...

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.

  • Bear Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Deep Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deep Dell is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
  • Dropmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dropmore is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
  • Glen Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hockman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hockman is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
  • Homeplace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Homeplace is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jones is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Karen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Karen Hills is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
  • King
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • King is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Lake Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Spring is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake View is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lee - Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
    • Lewis Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
    • Luther Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
    • Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mitchell is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mountain View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain View is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Quail Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
    • Robin Hood Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Shamrock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Skyview is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Spangler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spangler is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Vermont Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Green Hill Terrace 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 Green Hill Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Green Hill Terrace and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hill Terrace to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Hill Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Green Hill Terrace 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 Green Hill Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2690, Longitude: -80.1073       In this case, the coordinates for Green Hill Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.77 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.336 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.571 degrees.