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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 Hilldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilldale 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 Hilldale:
    • 39.195946, -75.481589
    • 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 Hilldale
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Hilldale is near New Castle County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Hilldale

Communities Also Named Hilldale ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Hilldale.

Within Delaware, the name Hilldale is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Hilldale [Hillsborough County].
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hilldale is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the west of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hilldale.
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This Hilldale is located in Howard County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the west of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hilldale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Hilldale is located in Allegheny County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hilldale.
      • Butler County
      • This Hilldale is located in Butler County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hilldale.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Hilldale is located in Luzerne County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hilldale.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Hilldale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hilldale.
      • Sumter County
      • This Hilldale is located in Sumter County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the southwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hilldale.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery 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 Tennessee community of Hilldale [Montgomery County].
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Hilldale is located in Page County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Hilldale.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Hilldale is located in Summers County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilldale that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Hilldale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of Hilldale [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilldale ...

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.

  • Cedar Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Chase is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chase
  • Cowgills Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cowgills Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgills Corner
  • Crossgates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossgates is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Seasons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Seasons is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fox Hall is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Greens of Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greens of Dover is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens of Dover
  • Heatherfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heatherfield is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
  • Hughes Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hughes Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Crossing
  • Independence Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Little Creek Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallard Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mallard Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pond
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oak Shadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows
    • Persimmon Park Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Presidential Courts
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Presidential Courts is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Courts
    • Schoolview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Schoolview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolview

How Far From Hilldale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hilldale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilldale to White House, with an average speed<4>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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hilldale 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 '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- Hilldale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hilldale 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 Hilldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1959, Longitude: -75.4816       In this case, the coordinates for Hilldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.954 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.423 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.944 degrees.