Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Hills
- 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 Lake Hills:
- 38.098748, -78.479178
- 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 Lake 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Lake Hills is near Charlottesville City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Lake Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Lake Hills.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Lake Hills.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lake Hills [Fairfax County].
- Fairfax County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Lake Hills is located in Lake County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Hills.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Lake Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lake Hills.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Lake Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Lake Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Lake Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the west southwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Lake Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lake Hills.
- Washington
- King County
- This Lake Hills is located in King County and lies 2,271 miles [3,654.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lake Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lake Hills.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake 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.
- Branchland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Chapel Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Fieldbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Four Seasons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Hydraulic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ivy Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Ivy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Little Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Squire Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
How Far From Lake 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 Lake Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Hills and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lake Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0987, Longitude: -78.4792 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lake 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 308.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.613 degrees. |