Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillsborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsborough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillsborough
- 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 Hillsborough:
- 37.573971, -122.379775
- 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 Hillsborough
- 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 San Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Hillsborough is near San Francisco County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Francisco County
- eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Hillsborough ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Hillsborough.
Within California, the name Hillsborough is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Hillsborough is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hillsborough.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hillsborough [Fountain County].
- Hamilton County
- This Hillsborough is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hillsborough.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hillsborough [Bourbon County].
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Hillsborough [Caroline County].
- Prince George's County
- This Hillsborough is located in Prince George's County and lies 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillsborough.
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- Although located in Chariton County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Hillsborough.
- New Brunswick
- This Hillsborough lies 2,962 miles [4,766.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This Hillsborough is located in Somerset County and lies 2,538 miles [4,084.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hillsborough.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Hillsborough is located in Orange County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the east of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hillsborough.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Hillsborough is located in Greenville County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hillsborough that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hillsborough.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsborough ...
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.
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Brisbane is located in San Mateo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brisbane <3>
- Emerald Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake
- Emerald Lake is located in San Mateo County
- Emerald Lake Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Farm Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hills
- Farm Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Grabtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Half Moon Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Bay
- Half Moon Bay is located in San Mateo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Half Moon Bay <3>
- Oceanview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Rockaway Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Seal Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sharp Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Park
- Sharp Park is located in San Mateo County
- Shelter Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Shelter Cove is located in San Mateo County
How Far From Hillsborough 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 town such as Hillsborough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsborough and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hillsborough to Redwood City, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,435 miles [3,918.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,194 miles [13,187 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hillsborough: www.hillsborough.net/
The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hillsborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5740, Longitude: -122.3798 |
| <2> | 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 Hillsborough 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hillsborough 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 340.149 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.141 degrees. |