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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 Hills Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hills Grove 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 Hills Grove:
- 40.389210, -90.870690
- 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 Hills Grove
- 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 McDonough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Since Hills Grove is near Hancock County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Hills Grove
Communities Also Named Hills Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Hills Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Hills Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Hills Grove is located in Surry County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hills Grove that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Hills Grove.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hills Grove [Delaware County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hills Grove ...
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.
- Fountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Little Ireland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
How Far From Hills Grove 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 Hills Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hills Grove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hills Grove and extending to:
- Macomb, which is the Seat of McDonough County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hills Grove to Macomb, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Hills Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hills Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hills Grove 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 Hills Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3892, Longitude: -90.8707 In this case, the coordinates for Hills Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.558 degrees. |
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