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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 Hillcrest Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillcrest Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hillcrest Terrace:
    • 37.948933, -87.396397
    • 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 Hillcrest Terrace
  • 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
    • Since Hillcrest Terrace is near Henderson County and also Vanderburgh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh 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 Hillcrest Terrace

Communities Also Named Hillcrest Terrace ...

We found two communities that are also named Hillcrest Terrace.

Within Indiana, the name Hillcrest Terrace is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Hillcrest Terrace is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillcrest Terrace that is located in Warrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Hillcrest Terrace.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Hillcrest Terrace is located in Stafford County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hillcrest Terrace that is located in Warrick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hillcrest Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcrest Terrace ...

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.

  • Castle Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Castle Garden is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
  • Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Center is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Dayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dayville is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Knob Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Melody Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paradise is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Red Bush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Bush is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bush
  • Reed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Rustic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rustic Hills is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
  • Spottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
  • Yankeetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillcrest Terrace and extending to:

  • Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hillcrest Terrace to Boonville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hillcrest Terrace 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 Hillcrest Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9489, Longitude: -87.3964       In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.241 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.554 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.521 degrees.