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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hildreth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hildreth 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 Hildreth:
    • 37.108837, -119.632920
    • 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 Hildreth
  • 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 Madera County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madera County
    • Since Hildreth is near Fresno County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Hildreth

Communities Also Named Hildreth ...

We found five communities that are also named Hildreth.

There is one other community in California that is also named Hildreth.

Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Fresno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hildreth [Fresno County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • This Hildreth is located in Suwannee County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<2> to the east of the Hildreth that is located in Madera County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Hildreth.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This Hildreth is located in Edgar County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hildreth that is located in Madera County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Hildreth.
    • Montana
      • Beaverhead County
      • This Hildreth is located in Beaverhead County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hildreth that is located in Madera County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Hildreth.
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • This Hildreth is located in Franklin County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hildreth that is located in Madera County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hildreth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hildreth ...

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.

  • Big Sandy Rancheria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Rancheria
  • Fine Gold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Gold
  • Indian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Magnet ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnet is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Marshall Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
  • Sparkville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkville
  • Willow Glen ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
  • Yosemite Lakes Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
    • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
    • Yosemite Lakes

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

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

  • Madera, which is the Seat of Madera County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hildreth to Madera, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,171 miles [13,149.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hildreth 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hildreth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hildreth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hildreth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1088, Longitude: -119.6329       In this case, the coordinates for Hildreth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.792 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.214 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.47 degrees.