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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hill Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Top 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 Hill Top:
    • 32.259588, -87.900291
    • 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 Hill Top
  • 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 Hill Top ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Hill Top.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Hill Top.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hill Top [Calhoun County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Hill Top is located in Benton County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hill Top.
      • Boone County
      • This Hill Top is located in Boone County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hill Top.
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Hill Top is located in Menard County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the north of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Hill Top.
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Hill Top is located in Fleming County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Hill Top.
      • McCreary County
      • This Hill Top is located in McCreary County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the north northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Hill Top.
      • Menifee County
      • This Hill Top is located in Menifee County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menifee County community of Hill Top.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Hill Top is located in Charles County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hill Top.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Hill Top is located in Ripley County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Hill Top.
    • Oklahoma
      • Hughes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Hill Top [Hughes County].
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hill Top [Washington County].
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Hill Top is located in Hidalgo County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Hill Top.
    • Utah
      • Sanpete County
      • This Hill Top is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Hill Top.
      • Weber County
      • This Hill Top is located in Weber County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km] to the west northwest of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hill Top.
    • Virginia
      • Martinsville City
      • This Hill Top is located in Martinsville City and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martinsville City community of Hill Top.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Hill Top is located in Summers County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hill Top that is located in Marengo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Hill Top.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Top ...

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.

  • Blue Lock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
    • Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
  • Calvary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Marengo County
  • Campground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
    • Campground is located in Marengo County
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Marengo County
  • Griffins ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
    • Griffins is located in Marengo County
  • Half Acre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
    • Half Acre is located in Marengo County
    • Former names for Half Acre:
    • Hell's Half Acre
    • Luther's Store
  • Murphys Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
    • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Pin Hook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Pin Hook is located in Marengo County

How Far From Hill Top to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hill Top to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hill Top to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hill Top, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Hill Top) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2596, Longitude: -87.9003       In this case, the coordinates for Hill Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hill Top could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<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 Hill Top 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 314.246 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.774 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.987 degrees.









 

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