Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westover Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westover Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westover 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 Westover Hills:
- 38.099581, -78.630850
- 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 Westover 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:
- eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Westover Hills is near Charlottesville City and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Westover Hills ...
We found ten communities that share the name Westover Hills.
There are six communities within Virginia that are also named Westover Hills.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Augusta County
- This Westover Hills is located in Augusta County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Westover Hills.
- Danville City
- This Westover Hills is located in Danville City and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Westover Hills.
- Greensville County
- This Westover Hills is located in Greensville County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Westover Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Westover Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Westover Hills.
- Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of Westover Hills [Pittsylvania County].
- Richmond City
- This Westover Hills is located in Richmond City and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Westover Hills.
- Augusta County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Westover Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westover Hills.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Westover Hills is located in Wicomico County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Westover Hills.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Westover Hills is located in Washington County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover Hills.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Westover Hills is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westover Hills that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Westover Hills.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westover 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.
- Broad Axe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Free Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Free Union is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Union <4>
- Freetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ivy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ivy is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <4>
- Ivy Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Ivy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Meadows
- Ivy Meadows is located in Albemarle County
- Ivy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ivy Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Peacock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Hill
- Peacock Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Skyline Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
- Skyline Crest is located in Albemarle County
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Albemarle County
How Far From Westover Hills to ...
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 Westover Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westover Hills and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westover Hills to Charlottesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westover Hills. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westover Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westover Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0996, Longitude: -78.6308 In this case, the coordinates for Westover Hills 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 Westover Hills 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Westover Hills 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 308.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.676 degrees. |