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we pass this GPS location for Vinegar Hill:
38.030972, -78.486956
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Waymarking ...
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We found eight communities that are also named Vinegar Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Vinegar Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Cecil County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Vinegar Hill.
Missouri
Butler County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vinegar Hill.
New Brunswick
This Vinegar Hill lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
New York
Kings County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Vinegar Hill.
North Carolina
Beaufort County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Vinegar Hill.
Columbus County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Vinegar Hill.
Ontario
This Vinegar Hill lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Vinegar Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinegar 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.
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 Vinegar Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vinegar Hill and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Vinegar Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 98 miles [157.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Vinegar Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Vinegar Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinegar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0310, Longitude: -78.4870 In this case, the coordinates for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.79 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.331 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.641 degrees.