Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Hilo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilo
- 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 Hilo:
- 19.710593, -155.076546
- 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 Hilo
- 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 Hilo ...
We found three communities that share the name Hilo.
Within Hawaii, the name Hilo is unique.
Beyond Hawaii, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilo ...
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.
- Elevenmile Homestead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Homestead
- Fern Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
- Ferndale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hawaiian Beaches
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Beaches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Beaches
- Hawaiian Paradise Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
- Honolulu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Honolulu Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu Landing
- Mountain View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
How Far From Hilo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hilo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilo and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilo to Honolulu, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 186 days and walking would take 270 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,808 miles [14,175.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,415 miles [15,152 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
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- Hilo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.7106, Longitude: -155.0765 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hilo 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 . 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hilo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hilo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 11.069 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 20.299 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 349.579 degrees. |