Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilldale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilldale
- 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:
- 39.063091, -92.561294
- 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 Hilldale
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Hilldale is near Boone County and also Cooper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Cooper 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 Hilldale ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hilldale.
Within Missouri, the name Hilldale is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Florida
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hilldale is located in Allegheny County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hilldale that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hilldale.
- Butler County
- This Hilldale is located in Butler County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hilldale that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hilldale.
- Luzerne County
- This Hilldale is located in Luzerne County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast of the Hilldale that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hilldale.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Hilldale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hilldale that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hilldale.
- Sumter County
- This Hilldale is located in Sumter County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east southeast of the Hilldale that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hilldale.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilldale ...
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.
- Everett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
- Huntsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Landmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Minnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Punkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Woodlandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
How Far From Hilldale 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilldale and extending to:
- Fayette, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hilldale to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilldale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hilldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0631, Longitude: -92.5613 In this case, the coordinates for Hilldale 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 Hilldale 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 Hilldale 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 317.661 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.643 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.681 degrees. |