Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knob Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knob Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knob Hill
- 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 Knob Hill:
- 37.230129, -80.398661
- 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 Knob Hill
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Knob Hill is near Giles County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- eBird sighting report for Craig 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Knob Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Knob Hill.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Knob Hill.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Knob Hill is located in Richmond County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Knob Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Knob Hill.
- Transylvania County
- This Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Knob Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Knob Hill.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Hill ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Cedar Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Clover Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
- Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Farmview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Meadow Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
- Mission Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Murphy
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Patrick Henry Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Henry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
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- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Pilgrims Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
- Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Rainbow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Ramble Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramble Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
- Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Silver Leaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sundance Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
- Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Sundance Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Montgomery County
- University Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Pheasant Run
How Far From Knob Hill 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 Knob Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knob Hill and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knob Hill 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knob Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/
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- Knob Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knob Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2301, Longitude: -80.3987 In this case, the coordinates for Knob Hill 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 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 Knob Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.943 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.704 degrees. |