The Hill

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The Hill is a common name for the most prominent geological feature of its kind in an area, or for the neighborhood, structures, or institutions associated with it.

In a number of countries Capital Buildings have been placed above and separate from general urban areas.

In a number of countries and cultures, dominant religious or political entities place their buildings on hills to spatially express positions of power and dominance over the surrounding countryside.

Places

Contents

1 Australia
2 Canada
3 Ireland
4 South Africa
5 United States
6 Media
7 See also

Australia

"Capital Hill," site of the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia
"The Hill" is a suburb of Newcastle

Canada

"Parliament Hill," the buildings and institution of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa.
'The hill" in Edmonton is the location of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. A common departure greeting is "See you on the hill next year."

Ireland

"The Hill" is often used to refer to Hill 16, the terraced section of Croke Park, which was originally built from some of the rubble created in Dublin following the Easter Rising in 1916. It is a popular place for Dublin fans during gaelic football matches there.

South Africa

The Hill, South Africa is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

United States

The Hill School is a private boarding school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
A nickname for the town of Chapel Hill, NC, also called Chapel Thrill.
"The Hill" is a term often used by locals in the Santa Cruz, California area to refer to the drive up California State Highway 17 to San Jose, California area, as in "Heading over the hill." Most often said in an un-happy way; when you need something you cannot find locally, and need to "Head over the Hill" to get it.
"The Hill" is a nickname for a number of institutions of higher learning including:
*Cornell University
*Hamilton College
*The location of many academic buildings on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Campus
*The University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas
*The United States Air Force Academy
The Hill is a neighborhood and retail district in Boulder, Colorado located near the University of Colorado.
The Hill is a historically Italian-American neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
"The Hill" is the unique "grass-seating" area of Clemson Memorial Stadium, affectionately known as "Death Valley", a large American football stadium at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Considered the traditional student seating area, a major tradition involves the football team running down the hill before the start of each home game, fondly referred to as the 25 most exciting seconds in college football.
"The Hill" is the unique "grass-seating" area of Scott Stadium, an American football stadium in the United States that is home to the Virginia Cavaliers. Seating here (actually, there are no seats) is popular among students, young adults, and children.
"The Hill" is a nickname for the Capitol Hill district in Washington, DC and by extension, the United States Congress. Similarly, "The Hill" may refer to other Capitol Hills, as those of Denver, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; or Seattle, Washington.
"The Hill" also refers to an urban area near downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "The Hill" is formally known as "The Hill District", but it was given the name "The Hill" (sometimes pronounced "Da Hill") by its local residents

Media

The Hill is a 1965 war film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery.
The Hill (newspaper) is a weekly newspaper covering the U.S. Congress.