Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Totier Hills

• 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 Totier Hills:
  • 37.825976, -78.530289
  • 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 Totier Hills

• 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Since Totier Hills is near Buckingham County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Totier Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Totier 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.

• Arrowhead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Boiling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Bungletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
• Covesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
• Hardware
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
• Howardsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Kidds Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kidds Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Store
• Porters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Porters is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Stony Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point

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

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

• Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Totier Hills to Charlottesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'