Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hilldale South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilldale South and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hilldale South

• 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 Hilldale South:
  • 39.174999, -95.476642
  • 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 Hilldale South

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Hilldale South is near Douglas County and also Shawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawnee 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 Hilldale South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilldale South ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Carbon ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Carbon is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Grantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Grove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Grove is located in Shawnee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Grover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grover is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• Half Mound
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
• Indian Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
• Lake Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Silver Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>

How Far From Hilldale South to ...

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 community such as Hilldale South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hilldale South and extending to:

• Oskaloosa, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hilldale South to Oskaloosa, 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.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'