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Welcome to Patrick Henry Heights ...

Patrick Henry Heights is located in Hanover County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Patrick Henry Heights: Patrick Henry Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Patrick Henry Heights is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Patrick Henry Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Patrick Henry Heights: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Patrick Henry Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patrick Henry Heights.

  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chamberlayne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Longdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Longdale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Walk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
  • Glen Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gwathmey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
  • Hunton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hunton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Patrick Henry Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patrick Henry Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Patrick Henry Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patrick Henry Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patrick Henry Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Patrick Henry Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patrick Henry Heights ...

Looking for more information about Patrick Henry Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Patrick Henry Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Patrick Henry Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patrick Henry Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Patrick Henry Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Patrick Henry Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.