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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 Hillisburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillisburg 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 Hillisburg:
- 40.286426, -86.339164
- 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 Hillisburg
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Hillisburg is near Tipton County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Hillisburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillisburg ...
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.
- Beard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cyclone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Groomsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Kentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kentwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Michigantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russiaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodside Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodside Park is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Hillisburg 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 Hillisburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hillisburg and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hillisburg to Frankfort, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hillisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hillisburg 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 Hillisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2864, Longitude: -86.3392 In this case, the coordinates for Hillisburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.402 degrees. |
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