Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hill Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 35.211471, -92.619050
- 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 Creek
- 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 Conway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Conway County
- Since Hill Creek is near Faulkner County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Creek ...
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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Birdtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Catholic Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catholic Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Point
- Catholic Point is located in Conway County
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Conway County
- Cypress Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Valley
- Cypress Valley is located in Conway County
- Deerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Conway County
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Conway County
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lone Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Lone Grove is located in Conway County
- Overcup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Faulkner County
- Spring Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Conway County
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Perry County
- Toad Suck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
How Far From Hill Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hill Creek and extending to:
- Morrilton, which is the Seat of Conway County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hill Creek to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2115, Longitude: -92.6191 In this case, the coordinates for Hill Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.444 degrees. |