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37.300412, -80.067263
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We found seven communities that are also named Hillcrest Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Hillcrest Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillcrest Heights.
Florida
Polk County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hillcrest Heights.
Georgia
Bibb County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Bibb County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Hillcrest Heights.
Maryland
Howard County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Howard County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hillcrest Heights.
Prince George's County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillcrest Heights.
South Carolina
Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Hillcrest Heights [Anderson County].
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Hillcrest Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hillcrest Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest Heights ...
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 that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hillcrest Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillcrest Heights and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hillcrest Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hillcrest Heights 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>
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 Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3004, Longitude: -80.0673 In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.746 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.313 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.544 degrees.