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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 Hillside Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Terrace 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 Hillside Terrace:
- 38.507400, -77.376000
- 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 Hillside 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Hillside Terrace is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- 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 Hillside Terrace
Communities Also Named Hillside Terrace ...
We found three communities that are also named Hillside Terrace.
Within Virginia, the name Hillside Terrace is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hillside Terrace.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Mercer County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hillside Terrace.
- Texas
- Starr County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Starr County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Stafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Hillside Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside 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.
- Bells Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Chamberlain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Coal Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Dogwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dogwoods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwoods
- Dumfries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Fritters Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
- Greenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- King James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Liberty Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
- Meadowlark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Midway Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Midway Island is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Island
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Patriots Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
- Raintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Raspberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raspberry is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
- Sams Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sams Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Ridge
- Settlers Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shadow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Sky Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
- Stone River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Hills
- Sunshine View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine View is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine View
- Triangle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vintage Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Widewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Widewater is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widewater
How Far From Hillside Terrace 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 Hillside Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside Terrace and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hillside Terrace to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside Terrace) 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 Hillside 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 Hillside Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5074, Longitude: -77.3760 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.005 degrees. |
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