Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hill City
- 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 Hill City:
- 34.598973, -85.005501
- 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 Hill City
- 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- Since Hill City is near Whitfield County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Hill City ...
We found eight communities that share the name Hill City.
Within Georgia, the name Hill City is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill City ...
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.
- Angelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
- Angelville is located in Gordon County
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Fricks Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fricks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Ferry
- Fricks Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lands Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lands Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Ferry
- Lands Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Lays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
- Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Printup Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Printup Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Ferry
- Printup Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Soapstick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sugar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Valley <4>
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Gordon County
How Far From Hill City 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 Hill City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hill City and extending to:
- Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hill City to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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- Hill City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5990, Longitude: -85.0055 In this case, the coordinates for Hill City 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 Hill City 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hill City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.654 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.327 degrees. |