Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India

A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill (and sometimes a mystery hill or a gravity road), is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces the optical illusion that a very slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope. Thus, a car left out of gear will appear to be rolling uphill. There are hundreds of known gravity hill locations around the world. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 364 KB) Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 364 KB) Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India. ... Magnetic Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. ... Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་, Ladakhi IPA: , Hindi: लद्दाख़, Hindi IPA: , Urdu: لدّاخ; land of high passes) is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with illusion. ...

Explanation

The slope of a gravity hill is an optical illusion, although local tourist guides may claim unexplained natural or even supernatural forces are at work. The most important factor contributing to the illusion is a completely or mostly obstructed horizon; without a horizon, judging the slope of a surface is difficult as a reliable reference is missing. Objects one would normally assume to be more-or-less perpendicular to the ground (such as trees) may actually be leaning, offsetting the visual reference. Look up Supernatural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Horizon. ... Fig. ...

These "paranormal" sites also tend to have names like "Haunted Hill", "Magnetic Hill", or "Anti-gravity Hill", reflecting attribution by local folklore of the unusual properties of the area to such "mysteries" as the supernatural or magnetism. While humans also have a sense of balance to determine the inclination of the ground, visual cues can override this sense, especially if the inclination is shallow. // Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... The Magnetic Hill is an optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain, located at the northern edge of the city of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Anti-gravity is the idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with magnet. ... Equilibrioception or sense of balance is one of the physiological senses. ...

Locations

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Magnetic Hill in Orroroo, South Australia

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Australia

• Orroroo, South Australia; Magnetic Hill^[1]
• Forrestfield, Western Australia; Holmes Road, halfway between Whistlepipe Gully and Crempet Creek, known as Gravity Hill.
• Moonbi, New South Wales, near Tamworth has a "Gravity Hill" near the Moonbi lookout.^[2]
• Bowen Mountain, New South Wales; Bowen Mountain Road, shortly after turnoff from Grose Vale Road. Known as Magnetic Mountain. Hill starts at intersection of Bowen Mountain Road and Westbury Road.^[3]
• Toowoomba, Queensland; a part of Prince Henry Drive. Known as Gravity Point, appears to be on a slope but a car won't move when placed in neutral.
• Mount Cotton, Queensland; Spook Hill, almost at the end of Mount View Road, on the slight left hand turn.

Orroroo ( ) is in South Australia in the Division of Grey. ... Forrestfield is a suburb of the Shire of Kalamunda in Western Australia. ... Moonbi is a village in the Australian state of New South Wales, and is located 20 kilometres north of Tamworth and is nestled at the foot of the Moonbi Range, which are part of the Great Dividing Range. ... Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bowen Mountain is a small township in New South Wales, Australia, in the City of Hawkesbury. ... Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Mount Cotton () is a suburb in the Redland Shire Council, which is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, bordered by Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council and the Pacific Ocean. ...

Belize

• Hummingbird Highway; halfway between Dangriga and Belmopan there is a gravity hill on the scenic Hummingbird Highway.

The Hummingbird Highway as seen from atop the Blue Hole NP Observation tower The Hummingbird Highway is one of the four major highways in Belize. ... Town street Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in the south of the nation of Belize, at the mouth of the river of Stann Creek on the Caribbean Sea. ... Belmopan, estimated population 12,300, is the capital of Belize. ...

Brazil

• Belo Horizonte; Rua do Amendoim.
• Itajubá; Estrada Itajubá.

Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southeast State Minas Gerais Founded 1701 Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1897 Government  - Mayor Fernando da Mata Pimentel (PT) Area  - City 330. ... Itajubá is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. ...

Canada

• Moncton, New Brunswick; Magnetic Hill.^[4]
• Burlington, Ontario: King Road, just north of Bayview Park. Stop car at "No Motorized Vehicles" sign, face south.^[5]
• Vernon, British Columbia; Dixon Dam Road.
• Dacre, Ontario; Highway 41, near intersection with Highway 132, known as Magnetic Hill.^[6]
• Chartierville, Quebec; Magnetic Hill.^[7]
• Hull, Quebec; Gatineau Park^[8]
• Port Stanley, Ontario; Centennial Road (between Sparta Union Road and the Fruitridge Road)
• Bridgetown, Nova Scotia: on Hampton Mountain Road 1 km north of Valleyview Provincial Park.^[9]
• Abbotsford, British Columbia; McKee Road, near Ledgeview Golf Course. _{(Local authorities were unable to confirm the existence of this example).}^[10]
• Caledon, Ontario; Escarpment Sideroad, near the Devil's Pulpit Golf Assn. Enter Escarpment Sdrd. from Hwy 10, face north.
• Powell River, British Columbia; Gibson's Beach Road(shortly after you turn off of the highway)

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China

• Gansu; water appears to flow uphill on a slope with an angle of 15 degrees , in a desert region of Yugur County.^[11]

Gansu (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃; Traditional Chinese: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, Kansu, or Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Cyprus

• Approx 1km outside the village of Droushia, in the North West, on the road from Kathikas to Polis.

Dominican Republic

• Polo; El Polo Magnético (The Magnetic Pole), Barahona.^[12]

Polo is a municipality of the Barahona Province in southwestern Dominican Republic, known for its green and high mountains and for growing fine coffee. ... Barahona is a province of the Dominican Republic. ...

Germany

• Hesse; on the L3053 between Butzbach and Hausen.

Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... Butzbach is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hessen, Germany. ... Hausen is part of the name of 15 municipalities and 84 localities throughout Germany and Switzerland. ...

Greece

• Penteli mountain; on the road from Athens to Nea Makri, near the crossroad to Daveli's Cave.

Pentéli or Pendeli, (Greek: Πεντέλη, ancient forms: Pentele or Pentelicus, Mendeli in medieval times) is a tall mountain and mountain range situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. ... Athens (Ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and Αθήνα nowadays (IPA ); is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Nea Makri (Greek: Νέα Μάκρη), also Nea Makris is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica and the peninsula. ... Davelis Cave is a well-known cave in Penteli, a mountain to the north of Athens, Greece. ...

India

• Ladakh; Magnetic Hill in Leh.^[13]

Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་, Ladakhi IPA: , Hindi: लद्दाख़, Hindi IPA: , Urdu: لدّاخ; land of high passes) is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south. ... Magnetic Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India. ... View of Leh from Namgyal hill Leh Bazaar prior to 1871 Leh is the capital of the former Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, which is now a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. ...

Indonesia

• East Java; Kelud volcano.

East Java (Indonesian: Jawa Timur) is a province of Indonesia. ... Kelut or Kelud (Gunung Kelud) is a volcano located on the island of Java in Indonesia. ...

Ireland

• County Donegal; Gleniff Horseshoe, located along the horseshoe
• County Waterford; Comeragh Mountains, located on the road to the Mahon Falls.^[14][15]
• County Louth; Cooley peninsula, located north of Dundalk. Known locally as Magic Hill.^[16]
• County Roscommon; Strokestown, no known name
• County Dublin; View Point, Dublin Mountain, located across from view point carpark

Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... County Waterford (Port Láirge in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster on the south coast of Ireland. ... The River Mahon Abhainn Mhachan This Irish river flows from the Commeragh Mountains (Na Commeraigh) to the Celtic Sea (Muir Bhreatain) in County Waterford on the island of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dundalk Code: LH Area: 820 km² Population (2006) 110,894 Website: www. ... The Cooley peninsula is a hilly peninsula in County Louth, Republic of Ireland, which includes towns such as Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore, and the mountain Slieve Foy. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ... Strokestown (Béal na mBuillí in Irish) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city...

Isle of Man

• Between Ballabeg and the Round Table, called Magnetic Hill.^[17]

Ballabeg, Isle of Man There are several small villages and hamlets with the name Ballabeg in the Isle of Man. ...

Italy

• Montagnaga, province of Trento
• At the edge of Lago Albano, 60 km south of Rome, a hill along SS218 between Rocca di Papa and Ariccia, coordinates 41°44′28″N, 12°41′54″E.
• On the way up the mount of Castellammare del Golfo, province of Trapani in Sicily.

Panorama of Trento. ... Lake of Albano, George Inness, 1869 Lake of Albano is a small crater-like lake 15 miles southeast of Rome, near which rises the Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Rocca di Papa is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ... Ariccia is a commune in the province of Rome, in the Province of Rome of the Lazio (Latium) region. ... View from a hillside to the port, the castle and the town Castellammare del Golfo is a town in the Trapani Province of Sicily. ... Torre della Colombaia Trapani (2004 population 67,456) is a city in the west coast of Sicily in Italy. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...

Malaysia

• Along km 5, Kimanis-Keningau road, Sabah.

Kimanis is a town in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. ... Keningau is a sprawling timber and agricultural town and a district located in Interior Division of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. ... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya State anthem: Sabah Tanah Airku Capital Kota Kinabalu Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Ahmadshah Abdullah  - Ketua Menteri Musa Aman History    - Brunei Sultanate 16th century   - Sulu Sultanate 1658   - British North Borneo 1882   - Japanese occupation 1941-1945   - British control 1946   - Accession into Malaysia 1963...

Philippines

• PCARRD in Los Baños, Laguna.^[18]
• 32km signpost on the Bacolod City to San Carlos City highway, Negros Occidental.

Los Baños is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... For the municipality in Lanao del Norte, see Bacolod, Lanao del Norte. ... San Carlos City is a 2nd class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. ... Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ...

Poland

• 18 km south of Jelenia Góra in Karpacz Górny on Strażacka road.
• Road leading to Żar hill in Little Beskids
• Tuczno

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Portugal

• Braga; a road in a wood near the church of Bom Jesus do Monte.
• Cascais; a road on a hill near Malveira da Serra and Guincho Beach.

Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Cávado  - District or A.R. Braga Mayor Mesquita Machado  - Party PS Area 183. ... Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese sanctuary dedicated to the the good Jesus at the mountain, Braga. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party António Capucho PSD/CDS-PP Area 97. ... Guincho Beach is a popular Atlantic beach located on Portugals Estoril Coast, 5 km from the city of Cascais, and is located in the municipality of Cascais The beach has good surf and is popular for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing[1]. ^ Estorils Coast / Costa de Estoril, Portugal - Tourism...

Serbia

• Lebane; Radan Mountain, a stream which seems to run upwards.

Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 9th century   -  First unified state c. ... Lebane (Serbian Cyrillic: Лебане) is a town and municipality in southern Serbia, a part of the Jablanica District. ... Radan (Serbian: Радан), situated in Serbia, is one of the biggest mountain in the regions of South Serbia. ...

South Africa

• Johannesburg; Lombardy East, Modderfontein Road c/o Curie Road. When entering Lombardy East from the east (i.e. Edenvale) end, a car left in neutral, rolls towards oncoming (Eastbound) traffic.

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South Korea

• Jeju Island; Dokebi Road.^[19]

Jeju is the largest island and smallest province in South Korea, and the name of islands largest city and provincial capital (see Jeju City). ...

Trinidad and Tobago

• Trinidad; Saddle Road, on the road to Maracas Beach.

Look up Trinidad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Maracas Beach is one of the most beautiful, but crowded, beaches on the island of Trinidad. ...

United Kingdom

The cairn at the Electric Brae in Ayrshire, Scotland

Image File history File linksMetadata Electric_Brae_Cairn. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Electric_Brae_Cairn. ... The Electric Brae is a stretch of road in Ayrshire, Scotland where cars appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... This article is about the country. ...

England

• Buckinghamshire; Aston Clinton, on Dancer's End Lane, off the B4009.^[20]
• Essex; Hangman's Hill, High Beech, Epping Forest.^[21]
• West Sussex; Rogate, on the A272 road to the west of the village.^[22]

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Scotland

• Ayrshire; Electric Brae, on the A719 between Dunure and Croy Bay.^[23]

This article is about the country. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... The Electric Brae is a stretch of road in Ayrshire, Scotland where cars appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. ... Dunure is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland. ...

Northern Ireland

• County Down; Mourne Mountains, on the B27 head south east towards the Spelga Dam.^[24]

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United States

A

• Sylacauga, Alabama; Talledega County.^[25]
• Sylacauga, Alabama; right off 280, Gravity Hill road.^[26]
• Huntsville, Alabama: Big Cove Road
• Huntsville, Alabama: Sparkman Dr/ I 565 West intersection
• Anchorage, Alaska Head east on O'malley road and take a right near the top onto Hillside drive. Head south for one mile and take a left onto Upper Huffman road. Continue up the wavy road until you reach a fork in the road. Turn around and head back down. The first hill going up on the downslope is drivable in neutral.
• Helena, Arkansas Sulphur Springs Road.^[27]
• Alma, Arkansas.^[28]
• Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Dyer, Arkansas: Ridge Road

Sylacauga is a city located in Talladega County, Alabama. ... Talladega County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... Sylacauga is a city located in Talladega County, Alabama. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Government  - Mayor Loretta Spencer Area  - City 174. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Government  - Mayor Loretta Spencer Area  - City 174. ... Nickname: Motto: Big Wild Life Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: , Borough Municipality of Anchorage Government  - Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area  - Municipality  1,961. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fayetteville is a college town in Washington County, Arkansas, USA and home to the University of Arkansas. ... Dyer is a town located in Crawford County, Arkansas. ...

C

Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California

• Santa Cruz, California; Mystery Spot at 465 Mystery Spot Road is a spot about 150 feet in diameter located in a redwood forest.^[29]
• Buena Park, California; Knott's Berry Farm, The Haunted Shack, torn down several years ago. A pay ride called Screamin' Swing now inhabits the spot.^[30]
• Corona, California: On Gilbert Ave going north between Hidden Springs Drive and Cleveland Way.
• Devore, California: On Glen Helen road you'll pass two consecutive train tracks and end up at a stop sign. Make a U-Turn and head towards back towards the tracks, but stop your car at the beginning of a chain link fence on the left hand (driver) side and put your car in neutral, it may take a little bit of time, but you'll always be pushed toward the train tracks. You'll stop at one point, but once you stop drive to the "railroad sign" and put the car back in neutral and they'll push you all the way to the tracks and stop you right before them. If a train is passing during the push they'll push you much faster. ia]] The exit ramp in Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley while going 805-S is a gravity hill. Testers should be cautious, considering it is a freeway exit.^[31][32]
• La Jolla, San Diego, California; ^[33]
• Whittier, California; Rose Hills Cemetery. there is a steep incline in which water flows uphill and cars do not roll down the hill.^[34]
• Ocotillo, California; on the 805 west just before Boulevard, California on the Imperial and San Diego county line you can find a gravity hill, just get off on mountain spring road, drive down the incline and place your car in neutral, your car will seem to roll up the hill.
• San Diego, California; The exit ramp in Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley while going 805-S is a gravity hill. Testers should be cautious, considering it is a freeway exit.^[35]
• Antioch, California; on Empire Mine Road. NOTE: This Road has since been closed to the public. From East/West exit Highway 4 at Lone Tree Way, turn right on Deer Valley Road, turn right on Empire Mine Road. From South, take Ygnacio Valley Road, right on Clayton Road which becomes Marsh Creek Road, left on Deer Valley, left on Empire Mine Road.
• Antioch, California; Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Exit Highway 4 at Sommersville South, follow it until the road runs out. The mine road begins approximately 1.5 to 2.0 miles into the park after passing the information booth.
• Livermore, California On Patterson Pass road, between Livermore and Tracy. On road marker 752 headed towards Tracy.^[36]
• Moorpark, California There is an alleged "Gravity Hill", north of Moorpark, near California State Route 23. Legend says that in the 1940s a school bus broke down at the bottom of a hill, and the children got out of the bus to help push it back up the hill. A tractor from a nearby farm ran over some of the children by accident and killed them, so today, if you put your car in neutral at the bottom of the hill, the ghosts of the children should push you back up the hill. (This is a dangerous thing to do, as the hill is near a rock quarry, and there is a chance of getting hit by a semi truck carrying the rocks).^[37]
• Moreno Valley, California Nason Street exit off of CA-60. Four-way cross street at bottom of overpass. put car in neutral at bottom of over pass and you will roll up and over the pass.^[38]
• Santa Paula, California On the CA 126 headed West. Make a right on the road just before the little red school house.
• Sonoma County, California From US 101 Freeway, take Rohnert Park Expressway east to Petaluma Hill Road. Petaluma Hill Road south to Roberts Road. Roberts road east to Lichau Road. When you reach an iron gate with the words, "Gracias Santiago," you are the start of the gravity hill section (located on the western slope of Sonoma Mountain near the Fairfield Osborn Preserve).^[39]
• Spring Valley, California La Presa St. north of Jamacha Rd. Not as good as before houses were built there.
• Vallejo, California Lake Herman Road off of Columbus Parkway. Spot is at the bottom of the first hill where the road merges into single lanes.
• Sterling, Connecticut.^[40]
• Trumbull, Connecticut: Exit 7 on Route 25 North. Stop your car on the crack a few feet behind the stop line and you will roll backwards "up" the ramp. In the 19th century, a railroad bed that existed at what is the current intersection of White Plains Rd. and the exit ramp. A section of this rail bed has been preserved as a nature walk, locally known as "the valley." Legend has it that a school bus full of children was stuck on the tracks and was struck by an oncoming train. Today, the spirits of those who perished are still attempting to rescue those stopped in the same spot they were.

Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 461 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1002 × 1304 pixel, file size: 625 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 461 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1002 × 1304 pixel, file size: 625 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mystery Spot entrance Mystery Spot is a tourist attraction located in Santa Cruz, California, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. ... |latitude = 36°5819 N |longitude = 122°135 W For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ... |latitude = 36°5819 N |longitude = 122°135 W For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ... Mystery Spot entrance Mystery Spot is a tourist attraction located in Santa Cruz, California, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. ... Location of Buena Park within Orange County, California. ... Knotts Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products (primarily jams and preserves) based in Placentia, California. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Riverside Government  - Mayor Eugene Montanez Area  - City  35. ... Devore is a small rural town located where I-15 meets I-215 in San Bernardino County, California. ... One of the beaches of La Jolla La Jolla (IPA pronunciation , i. ... Location of Whittier in Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Cathy Warner Area  - City  14. ... Ocotillo is a census-designated place located in Imperial County, California. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland located in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. ... Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland located in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. ... The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is an area located in Contra Costa County, California under the administration of the East Bay Regional Parks District. ... Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Moorpark is a city of 32,978 people, in Southern California. ... State Route 23 in the U.S. State of California is a state highway mostly in Ventura County, California that runs roughly North-South from Fillmore to Malibu. ... County Riverside County, California Area  - Total  - Water 133. ... Santa Paula is a city within Ventura County, California, United States. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Sonoma Mountain is a prominent landform within the Sonoma Mountains of southern Sonoma County, California. ... Copeland Creek with basalt armor in channel, Fairfield Osborn Preserve The Fairfield Osborn Preserve is a 411 acre nature reserve situated on the northwest flank of Sonoma Mountain in Sonoma County, California. ... Spring Valley is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Vallejo (pronounced IPA: in English; in the original Spanish) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... Sterling is a town located in Windham County, Connecticut. ... Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ...

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Spook Hill, Lake Wales, Florida

• Lake Wales, Florida; Spook Hill, Hwy 27 between Orlando and Tampa.^[41]

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Digital photo taken by Marc Averette Spook Hill in Lake Wales, Florida. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Digital photo taken by Marc Averette Spook Hill in Lake Wales, Florida. ... Spook Hill is a gravity hill (an optical illusion where cars appear to roll uphill) in Lake Wales, Florida. ... Lake Wales is a city located in Polk County, Florida. ... Lake Wales is a city located in Polk County, Florida. ... Spook Hill is a gravity hill (an optical illusion where cars appear to roll uphill) in Lake Wales, Florida. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...

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• Cumming, Georgia; Booger Hill aka Booger Mountain.^[42]
• Manchester, Georgia; about 1 mile south of town is Magic Hill. Once a tourist attraction, presently on private land.^[43][44]

Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. ... Manchester is a city located mostly in Meriwether County, Georgia, with a small portion in Talbot County, Georgia. ...

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• Honolulu, Hawaii: Acid Hill, Poola St, off Kalanianaole Hwy East Oahu before Kuaiwi Place below Ancient Hawaiian Heiau: Before residential expansion, this area was a cul de sac and was much easier to test. The area is a level area of roadway after climbing the hill following the hairpin turn (approx. 500m after Puahia Pl) just before the gated community. Face car towards the ocean. Legend has it that the Ancient Hawaiian spirits of the Heiau help move you.

For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... Oʻahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaiʻi. ... A Hawaiian temple comprised of a stone platform with various structures built upon it. ... A cul-de-sac in Carrer Pare Mariana (Father Mariana St. ... A Hawaiian temple comprised of a stone platform with various structures built upon it. ...

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• Mooresville, Indiana; starting in Mooresville, head West out of town on High Street (2 blocks South of Main), which becomes State Road 42. Take the first right onto Keller Hill Road, and go approximately 1 mile over a few small hills. Stop when you come to the big hill, you are there. There is a silo right before you get to Gravity Hill. Stop your car at the bottom of the big hill, lining up the front with the large old tree on the right, and put it in neutral. Your car will roll up the hill.^[45]
• Estherville, Iowa: Drive about 1 mile south from Shullsburg past the water tower on City. U. Stop your southbound vehicle next to the curve/25 mph sign. Put the vehicle in neutral, and roll backward UP the hill.
• Post Falls, Idaho: Take Spokane street exit and head south. Take a left on Schilling loop, past W. Margishward road. Head south about .2 miles. Here is your hill.

Mooresville is a town in Morgan County, Indiana, in the United States. ... Grain elevator in Estherville, Iowa. ... Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur dAlene, Idaho. ...

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• Princeton, Kentucky; about one mile west of Princeton is a gravity hill on a side road to the right. Something unique about this one is that it passes under an old bridge, and comes with a horror story.^[46]
• Covington, Kentucky: Located near the circle overlooking Cincinnati near Devou Park

Princeton is a city located in Caldwell County, Kentucky. ... Downtown Covington has many wooded streets and historic buildings Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. ...

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• Greenfield, Massachusetts; Shelburne Road facing towards Greenfield immediately after the Route 2 overpass.^[47]
• Harvard, Massachusetts^[48]
• Sandwich, Massachusetts: Rt. 6 offramp to Rt. 130
• Blaine Township, Michigan (near Arcadia, Michigan): Putney Road, at the intersection with Joyfield Road.^[49]
• Calumet, Michigan: Tamarack Water Works Road
• Rose City, Michigan; at the end of Reasner Road, past Heath Road.^[50]
• St. Ignace, Michigan; just off Hwy. US-2
• Montevideo, Minnesota: On-ramp to Hwy 7 from North 1st Street
• Iuka, Mississippi: Located about 3 miles north of Highway 25 after passing the Tennessee River in Burnsville, Mississippi traveling east.
• Freeman, Missouri; southwest of town near the Kansas border at the intersection of State Highway D and East 299th St. Just outside of Louisburg, Kansas.^[51]

Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Franklin County Settled 1686 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Mayor-council city Area  - City  21. ... Official website: http://harvard. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Barnstable County Settled 1637 Incorporated 1639 Government type Open town meeting Area    - Town  44. ... Blaine Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Arcadia Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Calumet Theatre, built in 1900 Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigans Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. ... Rose City is a city located in Ogemaw County, Michigan. ... Saint Ignace, usually written as St. ... Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota. ... Iuka is a city located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. ... A riverboat passing under the Henley Street Bridge on the Tennessee River. ... Burnsville is a town located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. ... Freeman is a city located in Cass County, Missouri. ... Louisburg is a city located in Miami County, Kansas. ...

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• Titusville, New Jersey; Pleasant Valley Road.^[52]
• Jackson, New Jersey; Farmingdale Road and New Prospect Road.^[53]
• West Deptford, New Jersey; near Boothe Radiology
• Franklin Lakes, New Jersey; Ewing Avenue exit of Rt. 208 South.^[54]
• Boone, North Carolina; Mystery Hill^[55]
• Near Cornwall, New York: Off of the U.S. Route 9W
• Portville, New York
• Middlesex, New York; Spook Hill.
• Rockland County, New York; Spook Rock Road.^[56]
• Denton, North Carolina; Richfield Road.^[57]
• Thurmond, North Carolina; Old NC-21.^[58]
• Between Maxton, North Carolina and Laurinburg, North Carolina. ^[59]

Titusville is a census-designated place located in Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. ... Jackson Township is a township located in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... West Deptford Township highlighted in Gloucester County. ... Map highlighting Franklin Lakes location within Bergen County. ... Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. ... Some of the rocks at Americas Stonehenge Americas Stonehenge, once known as Mystery Hill, is the site of a number of large rocks and stone formations scattered around roughly 30 acres (120,000 m²) in the town of Salem, New Hampshire, in the northeast United States. ... Cornwall is a town in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 12,307 at the 2000 census. ... U.S. Route 9W is a U.S. Highway that provides a western loop of U.S. Highway 9. ... Portville is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census. ... Middlesex is a town located in Yates County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,345. ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... Denton is a town located in Davidson County, North Carolina. ... Thurmond is a unincorporated community in western Surry County, North Carolina along the border with Wilkes County. ... Maxton is a town located in North Carolina. ... Laurinburg is a mid-sized city in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States, that consists of a Wal-Mart, Golden Corral and a few other fast food resturaunts. ...

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• Kirtland, Ohio; King Memorial Road.^[60]
• Bartlesville, Oklahoma; E0240 Road and N3940 Road. Face East at the first white fencepost near the corner on E0240 Road.^[61]
• Gold Hill, Oregon; the Oregon Vortex.^[62]
• Klamath Falls, Oregon; near Old Fort Road and the alleged haunted old Oregon Institute Of Technology campus.^[63]

Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. ... Price Tower, located in downtown Bartlesville, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and is the only one of Wrights skyscraper plans ever constructed. ... Gold Hill is a city located in Jackson County, Oregon. ... The Oregon Vortex is a roadside attraction in Gold Hill, Oregon, notable for its presumed paranormal properties, which are caused by a fascinating and convincing optical illusion of the gravity hill type. ... Klamath Falls, is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. ...

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• Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; a quarter mile from the Mount Gilead African Methodist Episcopal Church^[64]
• New Paris, Pennsylvania; Gravity Hill Road._{(two gravity hills in this area)}^[65][66]
• Near Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Laurel Caverns.^[67]
• Brandy Camp, Pennsylvania; near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania[[^[68][69]
• North East, Pennsylvania
• Ross Township, Pennsylvania; North Park

Buckingham Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... New Paris is a borough located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. ... Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80 km) south by east of Pittsburgh. ... Laurel Caverns, formerly known as Dulaneys Cave and Laurel Hill Cave, is the largest cave in Pennsylvania. ... Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Dauphin Incorporated 1791 Charter 1860 Government  - Mayor Stephen R. Reed (D) Area  - City  11. ... North East is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Erie. ... Ross Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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• Rapid City, South Dakota; Cosmos Mystery Area, 16 miles South of Rapid City on Hwy 16, 6 miles from Mount Rushmore.^[70]

Rapid City is a city located in the western part of South Dakota and is second largest city in the state of South Dakota after Sioux Falls. ...

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• El Paso, Texas: Thunderbird Drive facing south.^[71]
• San Antonio, Texas: At the corner of Villamain and Shane Roads. Travel west on Shane Road to a flat area before a railroad track just east of the right turn onto Villamain. Putting your car in neutral will cause the car to roll up and over the railroad tracks. Urban legend has it that the ghosts of children killed at the intersection are pushing your car over the tracks, and that powdering the back of your car will reveal their handprints. When performing this experiment, any handprints that might appear on your car were probably already there; the powder simply allowed them to show up. This area is known as the Ghost Tracks to locals, and the subdivision adjacent to it supposedly has it's streets named after the children who died on the tracks in a schoolbus accident with a train in that spot. It is a popular place to take a date on Halloween night. Traffic backs up for half a mile waiting their turn over the tracks. ^[72]

El Paso redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

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• Salt Lake City, Utah: A few blocks northeast of the Capitol building in Salt Lake City. Several internet sources say that the hill is northwest of the Capitol building, but it is in fact just northeast. Driving up past the capitol building, with the capitol on your west, there is a small road (Bonneville Blvd.) that loops around a park in lower City Creek Canyon called Memory Grove. The road forms a large "U" and comes out at a nearly equal elevation on the other side of the canyon in a part of town known as "The Avenues" at the intersection of 11th. Avenue and B Street). Unfortunately, what used to be a two-way road was recently converted into a one way street, which goes the opposite direction of the way you need to be going to experience the "paranormal effects" of the gravity hill. However, going the way the road now requires you to, does produce a weird effect. It appears that you are driving downhill while you are in fact gaining in elevation from the valley floor. Although Bonneville Blvd. may be a one-way road, you can ride a bicycle in either direction.^[73]

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ...

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• Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Oak Hill Road

Pittsylvania County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ...

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• Lake Delton, Wisconsin; Wonder Spot (being torn down and replaced by a highway). ^[74][75]
• Stockbridge, Wisconsin; Joe Road, 3 mi. south of Stockbridge west off of STH 55.^[76]
• Shullsburg, Wisconsin; Judgement Street, just after Rennick Road.^[77][78]

Lake Delton is a village located on the Wisconsin River in Sauk County, Wisconsin. ... Stockbridge is a village located in Calumet County, Wisconsin. ... Shullsburg is a city located in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. ...

References

External links

• Magnetic Hill International International Directory of Magnetic Hills, Gravity Hills, Mystery Hills, and Magnetic Mountains
• Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills at About.com
• The Enigma Project
• Scientific explanation of the phenomenon
• Sloping off: Can cars roll uphill? at NewScientist.com