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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 Town Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town 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 Town Hill:
    • 39.002610, -79.131424
    • 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 Town 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Since Town Hill is near Hardy County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Town Hill

Communities Also Named Town Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Town Hill.

Within West Virginia, the name Town Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Town Hill is located in Litchfield County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Town Hill that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Town Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Town Hill is located in Brown County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west of the Town Hill that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Town Hill.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Town Hill is located in Hancock County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the northeast of the Town Hill that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Town Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Town Hill is located in Luzerne County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Town Hill that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Town Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town 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.

  • Arthur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Bass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Cabins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fisher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Jordan Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jordan Run is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Pansy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pansy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Rough Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rough Run is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Run
  • Seemly ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Seemly is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly

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

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

  • Petersburg, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Town Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Town 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 Town 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 Town Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0026, Longitude: -79.1314       In this case, the coordinates for Town Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.13 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.866 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.565 degrees.