Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillview
- 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 Hillview:
- 37.299217, -86.228584
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hillview
- 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 Edmonson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Since Hillview is near Grayson County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Hart 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hillview ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hillview.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Hillview.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Hillview is located in Jefferson County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southwest of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hillview.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hillview lies 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Hillview lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- Ontario
- This Hillview lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Hillview is located in Aiken County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson 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 397 miles [638.9 km] to the southeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hillview.
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Hillview is located in Cabell County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson 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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hillview that is located in Edmonson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hillview.
- Alabama
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.
- Bee Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
- Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <3>
- Black Gold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Gold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gold
- Black Gold is located in Edmonson County
- Cub Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dogcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Iberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Straw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hillview to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Brownsville, which is the Seat of Edmonson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillview to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.2992, Longitude: -86.2286 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 313.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.598 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.167 degrees. |