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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 Kimberly Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly 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 Kimberly Hills:
- 37.326818, -78.388607
- 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 Kimberly 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Kimberly Hills is near Prince Edward County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Kimberly Hills
Communities Also Named Kimberly Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Kimberly Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Kimberly Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Kimberly Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Kimberly Hills is located in Adams County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kimberly Hills that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kimberly Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly 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.
- Blake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Curdsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hawk is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Reeds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Rice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
How Far From Kimberly Hills to ...
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 Kimberly Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kimberly Hills and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly Hills to Cumberland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kimberly Hills) 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 Kimberly 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 Kimberly Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3268, Longitude: -78.3886 In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.849 degrees. |
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