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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 Hillcrest Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights:
    • 32.842361, -83.678515
    • 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 Hillcrest Heights
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Hillcrest Heights is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Hillcrest Heights

Communities Also Named Hillcrest Heights ...

We found seven communities that are also named Hillcrest Heights.

Within Georgia, the name Hillcrest Heights is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Howard County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hillcrest Heights.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the northeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson 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 Hillcrest Heights [Anderson County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hillcrest Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Salem City
      • This Hillcrest Heights is located in Salem City and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillcrest Heights that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Hillcrest Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest Heights ...

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.

  • Christian Rest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Glen Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Heritage Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Hillview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Log Cabin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
  • Lumberhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Terra Cotta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Vineville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vineville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville

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

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hillcrest Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Heights) 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 Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8424, Longitude: -83.6785       In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.802 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.029 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.232 degrees.