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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 Hidden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hidden Hill:
- 42.041693, -88.357858
- 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 Hidden Hill
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Hidden Hill is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Hidden Hill
Communities Also Named Hidden Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Hidden Hill.
Within Illinois, the name Hidden Hill is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Hidden Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Hidden Hill is located in Denton County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hidden Hill that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Hidden Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Hill ...
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.
- Five Island Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidden Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
- Homeward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Illinois Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Plato Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plato Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plato Corners is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
- River Grange Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Silent Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
- Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley
How Far From Hidden Hill 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 Hidden Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Hill and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Hill to Geneva, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hidden Hill 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 Hidden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0417, Longitude: -88.3579 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.88 degrees. |
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