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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 Hilliard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilliard and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hilliard:
- 30.690995, -81.917717
- 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 Hilliard
- 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 Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Since Hilliard is near Charlton County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Hilliard
Communities Also Named Hilliard ...
We found nine communities that are also named Hilliard.
Within Florida, the name Hilliard is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Hilliard is located in Walker County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hilliard that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hilliard.
- Alberta
- This Hilliard lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hilliard that is located in Nassau County.
- Illinois
- Tazewell 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 Hilliard [Tazewell County].
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Hilliard is located in Butler County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hilliard that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hilliard.
- New Jersey
- Ocean 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 Hilliard [Ocean County].
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This Hilliard is located in Franklin County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hilliard that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hilliard.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Carroll 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 Tennessee community of Hilliard [Carroll County].
- Wyoming
- Uinta County
- This Hilliard is located in Uinta County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hilliard that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Hilliard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilliard ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferry Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
- Flea Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flea Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Park Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highway Park Ferry is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park Ferry
- Kings Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Lessie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lessie is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessie
- Stanley Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Landing is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- Traders Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hilliard 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 town such as Hilliard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilliard and extending to:
- Fernandina Beach, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hilliard to Fernandina Beach, 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 just over a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west (W). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hilliard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hilliard 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 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 Hilliard 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 Hilliard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6910, Longitude: -81.9177 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.108 degrees. |
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