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39.449555, -90.538573
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We found nineteen communities that share the name Hillview.
Within Illinois, the name Hillview is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Hillview is located in Jefferson County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillview.
Tuscaloosa County
This Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the south southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hillview.
California
Santa Clara County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillview [Santa Clara County].
Georgia
Bibb County
This Hillview is located in Bibb County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Hillview.
Idaho
Bonneville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Hillview [Bonneville County].
Kentucky
Bullitt County
This Hillview is located in Bullitt County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Hillview.
Edmonson County
This Hillview is located in Edmonson County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Hillview.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Harford County
This Hillview is located in Harford County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hillview.
Minnesota
Otter Tail County
This Hillview is located in Otter Tail County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Hillview.
New York
Rensselaer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hillview [Rensselaer County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Hillview lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
Nova Scotia
This Hillview lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
Ontario
This Hillview lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Hillview is located in Aiken County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Hillview.
Orangeburg County
This Hillview is located in Orangeburg County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hillview.
Tennessee
Wilson County
This Hillview is located in Wilson County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Hillview.
West Virginia
Cabell County
This Hillview is located in Cabell County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Hillview.
Marion County
This Hillview is located in Marion County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east of the Hillview that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hillview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillview ...
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.
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 village such as Hillview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillview and extending to:
Carrollton, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hillview to Carrollton, with an average speed<5> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Hillview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4496, Longitude: -90.5386 In this case, the coordinates for Hillview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hillview 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 county. 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>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Hillview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.327 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.159 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.62 degrees.