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

When in Rose Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill:
    • 37.992362, -78.418621
    • 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 Rose Hill
  • 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 Rose Hill ...

We found 54 communities that share the name Rose Hill.

There are four communities within Virginia that are also named Rose Hill.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 53 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rose Hill.
    • Lee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lee County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rose Hill.
    • Prince William County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Prince William County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Rose Hill.
    • Rappahannock County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Rappahannock County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Rose Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Covington County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Rose Hill.
      • Elmore County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Elmore County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Rose Hill.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rose Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Drew County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Rose Hill.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lincoln County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rose Hill.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Rose Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of Rose Hill [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Citrus 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 Rose Hill [Citrus County].
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Chatham County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Rose Hill.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Rose Hill.
      • Oconee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Oconee County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Rose Hill.
      • Pike County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Pike County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Rose Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Rose Hill [Cook County].
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Rose Hill [DuPage County].
      • Jasper County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rose Hill.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Rose Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Butler County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Rose Hill.
      • Neosho 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 Kansas community of Rose Hill [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Carter County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Rose Hill.
      • Mercer 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 Kentucky community of Rose Hill [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Vermilion Parish
      • This Rose Hill is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Rose Hill.
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Rose Hill [West Baton Rouge Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Rose Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rose Hill.
      • Warren County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Warren County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rose Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Rose Hill.
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Rose Hill [Saint Louis County].
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rose Hill [Valley County].
    • New York
      • New York County
      • This Rose Hill is located in New York County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Rose Hill.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Rose Hill.
      • Seneca County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Seneca County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Rose Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Duplin County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Rose Hill.
      • Warren County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Warren County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Rose Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Darke County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Rose Hill.
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rose Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Rose Hill lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Aiken County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Rose Hill.
      • Beaufort County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Rose Hill.
      • Florence County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Florence County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Rose Hill.
      • Georgetown County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Georgetown County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Rose Hill.
      • Lee County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Lee County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rose Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Madison 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 Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Madison County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Montgomery County].
      • Unicoi 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 Tennessee community of Rose Hill [Unicoi County].
      • Union County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Union County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Rose Hill.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Dallas County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Rose Hill.
      • Harris County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Harris County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rose Hill.
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Rose Hill is located in San Jacinto County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Rose Hill.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Rose Hill is located in King County and lies 2,280 miles [3,669.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Rose Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Albemarle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rose Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rose 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.

  • Charlottesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everettsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettsville
    • Everettsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Albemarle County
  • Greenfields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
    • Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
  • Hunters Hall
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hall
    • Hunters Hall is located in Albemarle County
  • Locust Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Pen Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Park
    • Pen Park is located in Albemarle County
  • Riverrun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverrun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverrun
    • Riverrun is located in Albemarle County
  • Rockbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
    • Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rugby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
      • Rugby is located in Albemarle County
    • Running Deer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Running Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Deer
      • Running Deer is located in Albemarle County
    • Village Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
      • Village Square is located in Albemarle County
    • Vinegar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Willow Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
      • Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County

How Far From Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rose Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 97 miles [156.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rose Hill. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rose Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9924, Longitude: -78.4186       In this case, the coordinates for Rose Hill 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rose Hill 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rose Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rose Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.751 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.281 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.626 degrees.









 

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