Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilliardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilliardville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilliardville
- 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 Hilliardville:
- 30.287701, -84.399347
- 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 Hilliardville
- 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 Wakulla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
- Since Hilliardville is near Leon County and also Gadsden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leon County
- eBird sighting report for Gadsden 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 Hilliardville ...
We found one communities that share the name Hilliardville.
Within Florida, the name Hilliardville is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Hilliardville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Hilliardville is located in Hartford County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hilliardville that is located in Wakulla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hilliardville.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilliardville ...
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.
- Corey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Four Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Leon County
- Helen
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
- Shadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
- Shell Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
- Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
- Zion Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Hilliardville 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 community such as Hilliardville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilliardville and extending to:
- Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hilliardville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilliardville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilliardville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilliardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2877, Longitude: -84.3993 In this case, the coordinates for Hilliardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hilliardville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.974 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.065 degrees. |