RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Lee County >> Wilson Hill >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wilson Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilson Hill 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 Wilson Hill:
    • 36.640365, -83.282679
    • 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 Wilson 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Wilson Hill is near Hancock County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Wilson Hill

Communities Also Named Wilson Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Wilson Hill.

Within Virginia, the name Wilson Hill is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Wilson Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Wilson Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wilson Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Wilson Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson 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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Dry Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Branch is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
  • Fleenortown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleenortown is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
  • Hall Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hall Ford is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
  • Jonesville Camp Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Martin Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Creek
  • Martins Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Fork is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Fork
  • Pansy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pansy is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Smiley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Three Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Three Point is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
  • Yancey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Yancey is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey

How Far From Wilson Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilson Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilson Hill and extending to:

  • Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Hill to Jonesville, with an average speed<3> 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 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6404, Longitude: -83.2827       In this case, the coordinates for Wilson Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.669 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.417 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.081 degrees.