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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willow Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Willow Hill:
- 37.255149, -77.057747
- 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 Willow 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Willow Hill is near Charles City County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Willow Hill
Communities Also Named Willow Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Willow Hill.
Within Virginia, the name Willow Hill is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This Willow Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Hill that is located in Prince George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Willow Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Willow Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Hill that is located in Prince George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Willow Hill.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Hill that is located in Prince George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willow Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
- Burrowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Charles City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Garysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lone Oak Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Mill
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Rivers Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rustic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
How Far From Willow 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 Willow Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Hill and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Hill to Prince George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Willow Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Willow 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 Willow Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2551, Longitude: -77.0577 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.994 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.34 degrees. |
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