Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Top Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Top Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Top 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 Top Hill:
  • 39.090939, -77.909996
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Top 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Top Hill is near Loudoun County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Top Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Top 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.

• Castlemans Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
• Fisher Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
• Frogtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Horse Shoe Curve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
• Littletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Littletown is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
• Lockes Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
• Longwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mountain Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Murphys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• River Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • River Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Spout Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Spout Run is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
• Treadwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Treadwell is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
• Willow Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Top Hill and extending to:

• Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Top Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'