Outdoor Activities ...
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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rose 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 Rose Hill:
- 38.788725, -77.112757
- 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
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Rose Hill is near Alexandria City and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alexandria City
- eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 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 ...
- Albemarle County
- Lee County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Rose Hill is located in Covington County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Rose Hill.
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Rose Hill is located in Chatham County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 619 miles [996.2 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Rose Hill.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Rose Hill is located in Butler County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This Rose Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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
- New York
- New York County
- This Rose Hill is located in New York County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 287 miles [461.9 km] to the north of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Rose Hill is located in Aiken County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 471 miles [758 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 352 miles [566.5 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 380 miles [611.6 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 367 miles [590.6 km] to the south southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax 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 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the west southwest of the Rose Hill that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Rose Hill.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
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.
- Brad Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cannon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
- Clover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Alexandria City
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Duke Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
- Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
- Fair Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Governors Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governors Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Grove
- Governors Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Hayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Indian Run Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run Park
- Indian Run Park is located in Fairfax County
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- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Marlin Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County
- Memorial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Piney Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
- Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Seminary Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
- Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Spring Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
- Spring Bank is located in Fairfax County
- Varsity Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
- Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
- Virginia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Virginia Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Indian Springs
How Far From Rose Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rose Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/
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: 38.7887, Longitude: -77.1128 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 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.941 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.481 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.788 degrees. |