Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hilden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilden and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hilden

• 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 Hilden:
  • 30.065799, -81.440082
  • 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 Hilden

• 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 Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Since Hilden is near Duval County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hilden

Communities Also Named Hilden ...

We found one communities that are also named Hilden.

Within Florida, the name Hilden is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Hilden in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Hilden lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hilden that is located in Saint Johns County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilden ...

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.

• Clarksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Durbin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Durbin is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Greenland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Lewis Mattair Grant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Mattair Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mattair Grant
• Palm Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
• Palm Valley Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Palm Valley Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley Landing
• Sawgrass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
• Twentymile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twentymile is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hilden to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'