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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 Halls Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls 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 Halls Hill:
- 38.897612, -77.128590
- 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 Halls 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Since Halls Hill is near Fairfax County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church 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 Halls Hill
Communities Also Named Halls Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Halls Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Halls Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Halls Hill lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halls Hill that is located in Arlington County.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Halls Hill that is located in Arlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Halls Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls 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.
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crescent Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Kent Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lacey Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lyon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
- Lyon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Halls 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 Halls Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls Hill and extending to:
- Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Halls Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east (E).
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Halls 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 Halls 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 Halls Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8976, Longitude: -77.1286 In this case, the coordinates for Halls Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.753 degrees. |
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