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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.600416, -79.467803
    • 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
  • 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 ...
    • Albemarle County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Albemarle County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Westover Hills.
    • Augusta County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Augusta County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Westover Hills.
    • Greensville County
      • This Westover Hills is located in Greensville County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east.
      • 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 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • 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 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Westover Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westover Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • 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 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • 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 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • 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 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Westover Hills.

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Danville City
  • Dan River ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dan River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
    • Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Danville City
  • Major Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
    • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • Mount Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • New Design
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Design have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
    • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Olde Hunting Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
    • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pine Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Danville City
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Sandy Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
    • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stokesland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland
      • Stokesland is located in Danville City
    • Stony Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mill
      • Stony Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Virginia Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
      • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
    • Woodlake Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
      • Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania 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:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Westover Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 36.6004, Longitude: -79.4678       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 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 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 . 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.41 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.825 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.53 degrees.




 

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