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Signal Hill (Henrico County, Virginia)
Signal Hill may refer to: Places Canada * Signal Hill, Calgary, neighborhood and hill in Calgary, Alberta * Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, provincial electoral district for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly * Signal Hill, St. John's, a hill near St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador * Signal Hill (British Columbia), a shoreline hill at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia United States * Signal Hill, the tallest point of Arkansas on the top of Mount Magazine * Signal Hill, California, small town completely surrounded by Long Beach * Signal Hill, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Signal Hill (Barnstable County, Massachusetts), a summit * Signal Hill (Canton, Massachusetts), a rocky knoll and open space preserve * Signal Hill (Culpeper, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia * Signal Hill (Prince William County, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia Other p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill, Calgary
Signal Hill is a community in Calgary, Alberta. It contains the residential neighbourhoods of Sienna Hills and Signal Ridge. It is bounded by Sarcee Trail to the east, 17th Ave to the north, Stoney Trail to the south and 69th St to the west. Battalion Park is established on the southern slopes of the hill and the shopping centres at Westhills Towne Centre, Signal Hill Centre, Westmarket Square and Signature Park Plaza serve the community. Located in the Signal Hill Centre area is a public library called Signal Hill, which serves the surrounding community. The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956, and Signal Hill was established in 1986. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 6 councillor Jeff Davison, on a provincial level by Calgary West MLA Mike Ellis, and at federal level by Calgary Signal Hill MP Ron Liepert. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Signal Hill had a population of living in dwellings, a 0.9% increase fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (Cape Town)
Signal Hill ( af, Seinheuwel), or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, Signal Hill looks like a lion sphinx. Signals Signal flags were used to communicate weather warnings as well as anchoring instructions to visiting ships in order to ensure that they prepared adequately for stormy weather while in the bay. Similarly, ships could use flags to signal for assistance if, for example, an anchor line parted during a storm. It is known for the Noon Gun that is operated there by the South African Navy and South African Astronomical Observatory. In 1836, a time ball was set up at the Cape Town observatory, however it was not visible to ships in the harbour, so a second time ball was erected on Signal Hill in order to relay the precise moment of 1pm Cape Mean Time. In this way ships in the bay were able to check their m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill Elementary School (other)
Signal Hill Elementary School is the name for the following schools: * Signal Hill Elementary School (Signal Hill, California) - Signal Hill, California * Signal Hill Elementary School (Belleville, Illinois) - Belleville, Illinois * Signal Hill Elementary School (Dix Hills, New York) - Dix Hills, New York * Signal Hill Elementary School (Prince William County, Virginia) - Prince William County, Virginia * Signal Hill Elementary School (Pemberton, British Columbia) - Pemberton, British Columbia Schools with similar names *Signal Hill School (Voorhees, New Jersey) - Voorhees, New Jersey * Signal Mountain Middle School - Signal Mountain, Tennessee * Signal Hill Secondary Comprehensive School - Signal Hill Scarborough, Tobago Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trini ..., Trinidad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Signal Hill
The Battle of Signal Hill was fought on September 15, 1762, and was the last battle of the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. A British force under Lieutenant Colonel William Amherst (British Army officer), William Amherst recaptured St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, which the French had seized earlier that year in a surprise attack. Background By 1762 France and Britain had been fighting for seven years, and both were contemplating a peace agreement. Britain's long blockade of the French coast had forced the French economy into a decline. It also had prevented the French navy from going to the aid of France's colonies around the globe, and many had been taken over by Britain. To rebuild the French navy during the years of peace, the French believed that they needed access to the Newfoundland fishery and planned an expedition to take the island in anticipation of the coming peace negotiations. In May 1762 a small force under the Chevalier de Ternay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (album)
''Signal Hill'' is the second studio album by Australian singer songwriter, Monique Brumby, which was released in October 2002. It was co-produced by Brumby with Paul McKercher, Stephen Moffatt and Simon Polanski. Background and release Following the success of her debut studio album ''Thylacine'' in 1997, Brumby began working on her second album, ''Signal Hill'', but conflict with the record label meant they parted ways and Brumby set up her own label, Little Wind. "Silver Dollars" was released in November 2000 as the album's first single. This was followed by "As Sweet as You Are" in October 2002. "Driving Home" was released after the album appeared as its third single in March 2003. Brumby toured the east coast of Australia as a support act to Michelle Shocked in April 2003. Brumby described her album; "It was very hard to decide what songs to put together. I really thought these 12 songs worked well together as a body of work, and took me on a journey – I think I moved th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (Qingdao)
The Xinhao or Signal Hill (; german: Signalberg), located to the south of Guanxiang Hill and to the southwest of Qingdao Hill, is a landmark of Qingdao, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ..., well known for its three torch-like towers. It is one of the best locations to overview both the sea and the downtown area. References Tourist attractions in Qingdao Parks in Shandong {{Shandong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (New Zealand)
Signal Hill (Maori: Te Pahuri o te Rangipohika) is a prominent landform in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located close to, and due north of, the head of the Otago Harbour and reaches an elevation of 393 m (1289 ft). The suburbs Ravensbourne, St. Leonards, and Opoho lie on its southern, eastern, and northwestern flanks, respectively. To the northwest is North East Valley, the thalweg of Lindsay Creek, a tributary of the Water of Leith. The southernmost spur of Signal Hill, Logan Point, has been extensively quarried for road gravel. State Highway 88 skirts the foot of the hill close to the edge of the Otago Harbour. A secondary summit of the hill (height 329 m) is capped by a monument to the New Zealand Centennial of 1940, a large structure including two large bronze figures representing "History" and "The Thread of Life" designed by F. W. Sturrock and F. W. Staub. Although commissioned for the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the monument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (Lytton)
Lytton Hill is a heritage-listed signal station via South Street, Lytton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1859 to . It is also known as Lytton Redoubt, Reformatory, and Signal Hill. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 August 2000. History Lytton Hill - also known as Signal Hill, Reformatory Hill, or the Lytton Redoubt - is highly significant in Queensland history. Strategically positioned at the mouth of the Brisbane River, the hill has been used as a customs lookout, signal and telegraph station, observation post and redoubt commanding the Fort Lytton defence complex, and boys' reformatory. The history of the Lytton district is closely aligned to the establishment during the 1840s and 1850s of the Port of Moreton Bay at Brisbane Town, on the Brisbane River, rather than at Cleveland on the Bay. In 1857 the New South Wales colonial government began to investigate the suitability of establishing a customs station at the south head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackhead Point
Blackhead Point (), also known as Tai Pau Mai () indigenously, or by the names Tsim Sha Tsui Point and Signal Hill (), was a cape before any land reclamation took place in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It currently remains a small hill near the coast. Signal Hill is about high and measures approximately from east to west, and from north to south. It is the site of Signal Hill Garden and features the Signal Hill Tower as well as remains of military structures. Etymology Blackhead Point was named after a German businessman in Hong Kong named Friedrich Johan Berthold Schwarzkopf, who naturalised as a British citizen and anglicised his name as 'Blackhead'. The name used by local residents for the Hill was Tai Pau Mai () because it was believed that the hill resembled a large bag of rice. Signal Hill Tower The Signal Hill Tower () was built in the Edwardian style in 1907 at the top of the hill. It was originally a three-storey building. The tower stood at 12.8 metres (4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (England)
Gawcott is a village about south-west of Buckingham in the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Gawcott with Lenborough. History The toponym is derived from the Old English for "cottage for which rent is payable". The ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 records the village as ''Chauescote''. Although an alternative description for the name of Gawcott, comes from the old Norse word for the Cuckoo 'Gaukr', pronounced Gawk and 'cott' for house/ home/ cottage. This explanation has some merit as in the west of the village the cuckoo was the prevalent bird up until the early 1940s when much of its habitat was destroyed to make space for servicemen in the second world war. One of the local historic public houses of the village was also named the Cuckoo's nest. Sir George Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras railway station in London (and numerous other buildings), was born in Gawcott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill (Antigua And Barbuda)
Signal Hill is a mountain and the second-highest point on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda. Geography It is in the Shekerley Mountains range, with an elevation of . The mountain overlooks the south coast of Antigua to the west of Falmouth Harbour. The highest point on Antigua is Boggy Peak Boggy Peak, named Mount Obama from 2009 to 2016, is the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains on the island of Antigua. It lies in the southwest region of the island, and rises to a height of . History The area has significant cultural herit ..., also in the Shekerley Mountains. See also * * Mountains and hills of Antigua and Barbuda Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Hills of the Caribbean {{Antigua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,137 eligible voters living within the district. The district included the east end of the downtown St. John's, and ran north to Newfoundland Drive. The residential mix ranged from apartments and refurbished townhouses in the older part of the city to the edges of suburban subdivisions in the east end. The last MHA was New Democratic Party MHA, Lorraine Michael. This district was also represented by former Newfoundland and Labrador NDP leader, Jack Harris from 1990 to 2006. The district was abolished in 2015, and became St. John's East-Quidi Vidi. Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly: Results Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi , NDP , Lorraine Michael , align="right", 3,239 , align="right", 65.28 , align="right", +8.5 , - , - , - , NDP , Lorraine Michael , a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
