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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 Hunting Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting 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 Hunting Hills:
    • 39.687025, -80.325909
    • 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 Hunting 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Since Hunting Hills is near Greene County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Hunting Hills

Communities Also Named Hunting Hills ...

We found five communities that are also named Hunting Hills.

Within West Virginia, the name Hunting Hills is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hunting Hills that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hunting Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunting Hills that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunting Hills.
      • Frederick County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east of the Hunting Hills that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hunting Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hunting Hills that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Hunting Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hunting Hills that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hunting Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting 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.

  • Brave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brave is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
  • Cottontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cottontown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Flyblow ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flyblow is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flyblow
  • Hero
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hero is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
  • Jollytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
  • Maple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Miracle Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Pine Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bank is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
  • Ragtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Round Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
  • Sandrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandrock is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
  • Shamrock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Hills to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunting Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hunting Hills 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 Hunting Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6870, Longitude: -80.3259       In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.824 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.759 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.842 degrees.