Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hilyer:
  • 32.981515, -84.992992
  • 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 Hilyer

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Hilyer is near Meriwether County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Hilyer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilyer ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Big Springs is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Cannonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Federal Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
• Gray Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Hogg Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Knott
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knott is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
• Lees Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
• Maplecreek Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
• Old Chimney
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Piney Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • Pioneer Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Pleasant Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Smoke Rise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Wood Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wood Valley is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hilyer to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 603 miles [970.4 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'