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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 Price Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price 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 Price Hill:
    • 38.044677, -81.808160
    • 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 Price Hill
  • 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 Price Hill ...

We found four communities that share the name Price Hill.

There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Price Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Monongalia County
      • This Price Hill is located in Monongalia County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price Hill that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Price Hill.
    • Raleigh County
      • This Price Hill is located in Raleigh County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Price Hill that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Price Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Price Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Price Hill that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Price Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Price Hill is located in Washington County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south of the Price Hill that is located in Boone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Price Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Price 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.

  • Anchor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Boone County
  • Clothier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coal Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Coal Valley is located in Logan County
  • Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Boone County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Havana
    • From Price Hill to Havana
  • Low Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Low Gap is located in Boone County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Low Gap
    • From Price Hill to Low Gap
  • Ridgeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Turtletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtletown
    • Turtletown is located in Boone County
  • Williams Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

How Far From Price 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 Price Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Price Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Price Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Price Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0447, Longitude: -81.8082    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Price Hill 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 310.773 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.596 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.036 degrees.




 

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