We found twelve communities that share the name Hillsborough.
There is one other community in New Brunswick which is also named Hillsborough.
Beyond New Brunswick, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in the United States.
This Hillsborough is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hillsborough.
California
San Mateo County
This Hillsborough is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,962 miles [4,766.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Hillsborough.
Indiana
Fountain 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 Indiana community of Hillsborough [Fountain County].
Hamilton County
This Hillsborough is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hillsborough.
Kansas
Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Hillsborough [Bourbon County].
Maryland
Caroline 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 Maryland community of Hillsborough [Caroline County].
Prince George's County
This Hillsborough is located in Prince George's County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillsborough.
Missouri
Chariton County
Although located in Chariton County, we don't know the location within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Hillsborough.
New Jersey
Somerset County
This Hillsborough is located in Somerset County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hillsborough.
North Carolina
Orange County
This Hillsborough is located in Orange County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hillsborough.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Hillsborough is located in Greenville County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hillsborough.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsborough ...
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.
Chemical Road (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemical Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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 village such as Hillsborough to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsborough and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hillsborough to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,691 miles [5,940.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
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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- Hillsborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9250, Longitude: -64.6470
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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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hillsborough 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 . 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.
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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.
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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 Hillsborough to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.361 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.047 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.445 degrees.