Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillcrest
- 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 Hillcrest:
- 41.544263, -73.102054
- 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 Hillcrest
- 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since Hillcrest is near Litchfield County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Hillcrest ...
We found 86 communities that share the name Hillcrest.
Within Connecticut, the name Hillcrest is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 86 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 86 communities, 83 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Hillcrest is located in Calhoun County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hillcrest.
- Coffee County
- This Hillcrest is located in Coffee County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Hillcrest.
- Montgomery County
- This Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hillcrest.
- Perry County
- This Hillcrest is located in Perry County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hillcrest.
- Pike County
- This Hillcrest is located in Pike County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hillcrest.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hillcrest.
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- This Hillcrest is located in Johnson County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hillcrest.
- Mississippi 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 Arkansas community of Hillcrest [Mississippi County].
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hillcrest [Pulaski County].
- British Columbia
- This Hillcrest lies 2,470 miles [3,975.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Hillcrest [Los Angeles County].
- San Diego County
- This Hillcrest is located in San Diego County and lies 2,471 miles [3,976.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Hillcrest.
- Shasta County
- This Hillcrest is located in Shasta County and lies 2,501 miles [4,025 km] to the west northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Hillcrest.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Hillcrest.
- Oconee County
- This Hillcrest is located in Oconee County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Hillcrest.
- Troup County
- This Hillcrest is located in Troup County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Hillcrest.
- Hawaii
- This Hillcrest lies 4,966 miles [7,992 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Calhoun 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 Illinois community of Hillcrest [Calhoun County].
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hillcrest [Cook County].
- Douglas County
- This Hillcrest is located in Douglas County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hillcrest.
- Ogle County
- This Hillcrest is located in Ogle County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Hillcrest.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Hillcrest is located in Allen County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Hillcrest.
- Bartholomew 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 Hillcrest [Bartholomew County].
- Harrison County
- This Hillcrest is located in Harrison County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Hillcrest.
- Madison County
- This Hillcrest is located in Madison County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hillcrest.
- Porter County
- This Hillcrest is located in Porter County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Hillcrest.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hillcrest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hillcrest.
- Cecil County
- This Hillcrest is located in Cecil County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Hillcrest.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Gogebic County
- This Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Hillcrest.
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Hillcrest [Kent County].
- Roscommon County
- This Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roscommon County community of Hillcrest.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Hillcrest is located in Monroe County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hillcrest.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Hillcrest.
- New Jersey
- Camden 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 New Jersey community of Hillcrest [Camden County].
- Mercer County
- This Hillcrest is located in Mercer County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hillcrest.
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Hillcrest [Passaic County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Hillcrest [Warren County].
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Hillcrest is located in Allegany County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Hillcrest.
- Broome 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 New York community of Hillcrest [Broome County].
- Rockland County
- This Hillcrest is located in Rockland County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Hillcrest.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Hillcrest is located in Davidson County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Hillcrest.
- Hoke County
- This Hillcrest is located in Hoke County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Hillcrest.
- Orange County
- This Hillcrest is located in Orange County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hillcrest.
- Union County
- This Hillcrest is located in Union County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hillcrest.
- Watauga County
- This Hillcrest is located in Watauga County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Hillcrest.
- Nova Scotia
- This Hillcrest lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Hillcrest is located in Columbiana County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Hillcrest.
- Stark County
- This Hillcrest is located in Stark County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Hillcrest.
- Trumbull 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 Ohio community of Hillcrest [Trumbull County].
- Warren County
- This Hillcrest is located in Warren County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hillcrest.
- Wayne County
- This Hillcrest is located in Wayne County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hillcrest.
- Williams County
- This Hillcrest is located in Williams County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Hillcrest.
- Ontario
- This Hillcrest lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hillcrest.
- Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Hillcrest [Beaver County].
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hillcrest [Mercer County].
- York County
- This Hillcrest is located in York County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Hillcrest.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Hillcrest is located in Darlington County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hillcrest.
- Florence County
- This Hillcrest is located in Florence County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Hillcrest.
- Spartanburg County
- This Hillcrest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hillcrest.
- Sumter County
- This Hillcrest is located in Sumter County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hillcrest.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Hillcrest is located in Coffee County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Hillcrest.
- Cumberland County
- This Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hillcrest.
- Dickson County
- This Hillcrest is located in Dickson County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Hillcrest.
- Hamblen County
- This Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Hillcrest.
- Marshall County
- This Hillcrest is located in Marshall County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Hillcrest.
- Roane County
- This Hillcrest is located in Roane County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Hillcrest.
- Sullivan County
- This Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hillcrest.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Hillcrest.
- Colorado County
- This Hillcrest is located in Colorado County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Hillcrest.
- Floyd County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Floyd County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Hillcrest.
- Wichita 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 Texas community of Hillcrest [Wichita County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hillcrest.
- Goochland County
- This Hillcrest is located in Goochland County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Hillcrest.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Hillcrest is located in Marion County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hillcrest.
- Wood County
- This Hillcrest is located in Wood County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hillcrest that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hillcrest.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest ...
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.
- Acropolis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Burnt Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
- Burnt Hill is located in New Haven County
- Fair Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Greystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Greystone is located in Litchfield County
- Hopeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Long Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Minortown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
- Straitsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
- Straitsville is located in New Haven County
- Town Plot Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Plot Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Plot Hill
- Town Plot Hill is located in New Haven County
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in New Haven County
- Woodtick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillcrest and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hillcrest to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5443, Longitude: -73.1021 In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Hillcrest 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> | 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 Hillcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hillcrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.937 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.884 degrees. |