Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillsdale
- 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:
- 33.201230, -87.482504
- 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 Hillsdale
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Hillsdale is near Bibb County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- eBird sighting report for Hale 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hillsdale ...
We found 61 communities that share the name Hillsdale.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Hillsdale.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 communities, 58 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Shelby County
- Walker County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Hillsdale is located in San Diego County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Hillsdale.
- San Mateo County
- This Hillsdale is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km] to the west northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Hillsdale.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Adams County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Hillsdale [Adams County].
- Jerome County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Hillsdale [Jerome County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- This Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Hillsdale.
- Vermillion County
- This Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the north of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Hillsdale.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Graham 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 Kansas community of Hillsdale [Graham County].
- Miami County
- This Hillsdale is located in Miami County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Hillsdale.
- Kentucky
- Bracken 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 Kentucky community of Hillsdale [Bracken County].
- Simpson County
- This Hillsdale is located in Simpson County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Hillsdale.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- 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 Maryland community of Hillsdale [Baltimore City].
- Carroll County
- This Hillsdale is located in Carroll County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hillsdale.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Hillsdale lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Hillsdale is located in Columbia County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Hillsdale.
- Washington County
- This Hillsdale is located in Washington County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hillsdale.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Hillsdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Hillsdale.
- Davie County
- This Hillsdale is located in Davie County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Hillsdale.
- Guilford County
- This Hillsdale is located in Guilford County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Hillsdale.
- Pitt County
- This Hillsdale is located in Pitt County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Hillsdale.
- Union County
- This Hillsdale is located in Union County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hillsdale.
- Wayne County
- This Hillsdale is located in Wayne County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hillsdale.
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Hillsdale lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hillsdale lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hillsdale.
- Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Hillsdale [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Hillsdale [Dauphin County].
- Indiana County
- This Hillsdale is located in Indiana County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Hillsdale.
- Susquehanna County
- This Hillsdale is located in Susquehanna County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Hillsdale.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Hillsdale [Greenville County].
- Kershaw County
- This Hillsdale is located in Kershaw County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Hillsdale.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Hillsdale is located in Blount County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hillsdale.
- Macon County
- This Hillsdale is located in Macon County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Hillsdale.
- Putnam County
- This Hillsdale is located in Putnam County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the north northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hillsdale.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Hillsdale is located in Davis County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hillsdale.
- Garfield County
- This Hillsdale is located in Garfield County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Hillsdale.
- Salt Lake County
- This Hillsdale is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km] to the west northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hillsdale.
- Virginia
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Hillsdale is located in Pierce County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Hillsdale.
- Whatcom County
- This Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km] to the northwest of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Hillsdale.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Hillsdale is located in Kanawha County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Hillsdale.
- Monroe County
- This Hillsdale is located in Monroe County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the northeast of the Hillsdale that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hillsdale.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsdale ...
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.
- Box Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cedar Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cottondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <5>
- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Deep Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Echo Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Elm Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fairway Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hillswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hurricane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
- Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Kennedy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lynn Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Old Mill Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
- Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Warrior Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Woodland Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Forest Lake
How Far From Hillsdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsdale and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillsdale to Montgomery, with an average speed<7>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 5 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillsdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hillsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2012, Longitude: -87.4825 In this case, the coordinates for Hillsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hillsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hillsdale 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Hillsdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.065 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.636 degrees. |