Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hillsdale Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsdale Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hillsdale Heights

• 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 Hillsdale Heights:
  • 30.700190, -88.200837
  • 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 Hillsdale Heights

• 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Since Hillsdale Heights is near Jackson County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Hillsdale Heights

Communities Also Named Hillsdale Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Hillsdale Heights.

Within Alabama, the name Hillsdale Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Hillsdale Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Cobb County
    • This Hillsdale Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale Heights that is located in Mobile County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Hillsdale Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsdale Heights ...

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.

• Cottage Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deerwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Edgefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Pine Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Regency
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Sugar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Timbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

How Far From Hillsdale Heights 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 Hillsdale Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hillsdale Heights to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'