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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 Hunting Creek Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting Creek Hills 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 Hunting Creek Hills:
- 37.397093, -77.491097
- 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 Hunting Creek Hills
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Hunting Creek Hills is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Hunting Creek Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting Creek Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Courthouse Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Dutch Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Edenshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edenshire is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenshire
- Fairpines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jean Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Land O'Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Lost Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
- Pebble Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
- Quail Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Hunting Creek Hills 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 Hunting Creek Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hunting Creek Hills and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Creek Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunting Creek Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hunting Creek Hills 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 Hunting Creek Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3971, Longitude: -77.4911 In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Creek Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.462 degrees. |
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