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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 Hilda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilda 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 Hilda:
- 30.394644, -88.668077
- 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 Hilda
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hilda is near Harrison County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Hilda
Communities Also Named Hilda ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hilda.
Within Mississippi, the name Hilda is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hilda lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hilda [Lewis County].
- Rowan County
- This Hilda is located in Rowan County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Hilda.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Hilda is located in Benton County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hilda.
- Taney County
- This Hilda is located in Taney County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the north northwest of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Hilda.
- Ontario
- This Hilda lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the north of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- South Carolina
- Barnwell County
- This Hilda is located in Barnwell County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Hilda.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hilda [Guadalupe County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Hilda is located in Hidalgo County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Hilda.
- Mason County
- This Hilda is located in Mason County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the west of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Hilda.
- Virginia
- Sussex County
- This Hilda is located in Sussex County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Hilda.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Hilda is located in Pacific County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hilda that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Hilda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilda ...
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.
- Elders Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elders Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ferry
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Gulf Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Ocean Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randall Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Randall Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Ferry
- Sawmill Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Pointe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Pointe
How Far From Hilda 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 Hilda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilda and extending to:
- Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilda to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hilda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hilda 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hilda 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 Hilda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3946, Longitude: -88.6681 In this case, the coordinates for Hilda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.854 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.614 degrees. |
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