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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 Hillbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillbrook 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 Hillbrook:
    • 33.505136, -82.135675
    • 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 Hillbrook
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Hillbrook is near Richmond County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Hillbrook

Communities Also Named Hillbrook ...

We found five communities that are also named Hillbrook.

Within Georgia, the name Hillbrook is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillbrook that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hillbrook.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Hillbrook is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hillbrook that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Hillbrook.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillbrook that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hillbrook.
      • Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Hillbrook [Spartanburg County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Hillbrook is located in Fairfax County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillbrook that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Hillbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillbrook ...

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.

  • Arrow Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Evans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
  • Glennwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Lake Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
  • Maple Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
  • Maysville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Quail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ridge Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
    • Ridge Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Ropers Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
    • Sugarcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Sweetbriar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar

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

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillbrook to Appling, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillbrook) 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 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 Hillbrook 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'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 Hillbrook 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 Hillbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5051, Longitude: -82.1357       In this case, the coordinates for Hillbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.94 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.131 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.482 degrees.