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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 Hidden Valley Estates:
37.249303, -80.031705
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Communities Also Named Hidden Valley Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Hidden Valley Estates.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hidden Valley Estates.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Chesterfield County
This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
Tennessee
Williamson County
This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
West Virginia
Putnam County
This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Valley Estates ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hidden Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Valley Estates and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Valley Estates 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 198 miles [318.7 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 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Valley Estates) 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 Hidden Valley Estates 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 Hidden Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2493, Longitude: -80.0317 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.726 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.282 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.546 degrees.