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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Rolling Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling 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 Rolling Hills:
    • 37.286245, -80.103097
    • 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 Rolling 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 Rolling Hills ...

We found 55 communities that share the name Rolling Hills.

There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Rolling Hills.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 54 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesterfield County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rolling Hills [Fairfax County].
    • Frederick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Stafford County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Stafford County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Rolling Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Morgan County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Russell County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Russell County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Alberta
      • This Rolling Hills lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Faulkner County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Pulaski County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Rolling Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Madera County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Madera County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Riverside County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rolling Hills [Riverside County].
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,188 miles [3,521.2 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rolling Hills [Boulder County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Rolling Hills [Duval County].
      • Marion County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Marion County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Polk County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Polk County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Allen County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Clark County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Clark County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rolling Hills [Grant County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Carroll County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Charles County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Charles County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Worcester County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Rolling Hills.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Rolling Hills [Monroe County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Union County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Union County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Wake County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Athens County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rolling Hills [Berks County].
      • Lehigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rolling Hills [Lehigh County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Hamblen County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Lincoln County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Marshall County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Marshall County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Washington County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rolling Hills [Hunt County].
      • Potter County
      • Although located in Potter County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Waller County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Waller County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Rolling Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Rolling Hills.
      • Kanawha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Rolling Hills [Kanawha County].
      • Wood County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Wood County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rolling Hills.
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • This Rolling Hills is located in Converse County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Rolling Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling 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.

  • Bear Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
    • Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Deep Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
    • Deep Dell is located in Salem City
  • Dropmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dropmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
    • Dropmore is located in Salem City
  • Green Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Hockman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
    • Hockman is located in Salem City
  • Homeplace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeplace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
    • Homeplace is located in Salem City
  • Honeysuckle Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
    • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Roanoke County
  • Karen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
    • Karen Hills is located in Salem City
  • King
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Salem City
  • Lake Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lake Spring is located in Salem City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Salem City
    • Lee - Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee - Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
      • Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
    • Lewis Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
      • Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
    • Luther Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
      • Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
    • Mitchell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Salem City
    • Mountain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in Salem City
    • Quail Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
      • Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
    • Robin Hood Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
      • Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
    • Shamrock
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Salem City
    • Skyview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
      • Skyview is located in Roanoke County
    • Spangler
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
      • Spangler is located in Salem City
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
      • Stonegate is located in Salem City
    • Talking Leaves
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talking Leaves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
      • Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
    • Vermont Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
      • Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Salem City

How Far From Rolling 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 Rolling Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Hills and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rolling Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rolling 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolling Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rolling Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2862, Longitude: -80.1031       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rolling 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 . 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.
<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 Rolling 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 309.767 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.335 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.564 degrees.









 

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