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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kimberly Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kimberly Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
    • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
  • Cotton Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Curdsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Farmville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>
  • Hawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
    • Hawk is located in Cumberland County
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Prince Edward County
  • Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
    • Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Reeds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
    • Reeds is located in Cumberland County
  • Rice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
  • Tuggle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
    • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County

How Far From Kimberly 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimberly Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Kimberly Hills) to Point B.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).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.761 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.192 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.849 degrees.









 

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