Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hilltonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilltonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hilltonia

• 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 Hilltonia:
  • 32.883716, -81.661373
  • 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 Hilltonia

• 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
  • Since Hilltonia is near Burke County and also Allendale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale 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 Hilltonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilltonia ...

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.

• Bill Davis ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bill Davis is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
• Farmdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmdale is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Green Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Hill is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hills Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hills Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• King Creek Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
• Lewis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Little Hell Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
• Red Bluff Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Bluff Landing is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
• Rock Fence Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Fence Crossroads is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Crossroads
• Stoney Bluff Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hilltonia and extending to:

• Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hilltonia to Sylvania, with an average speed<2> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'