Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hidden Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hidden Hills
- 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 Hidden Hills:
- 35.928199, -79.040011
- 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 Hidden Hills
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Hidden Hills is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Hidden Hills ...
We found ten communities that share the name Hidden Hills.
Within North Carolina, the name Hidden Hills is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hidden Hills.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Hidden Hills.
- DeKalb County
- This Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hidden Hills.
- Muscogee County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hidden Hills.
- Richmond County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hidden Hills.
- Illinois
- McDonough 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 Illinois community of Hidden Hills [McDonough County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hidden Hills.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hidden Hills.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Knox County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hidden Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hidden Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Hills.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
- Colony Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Colony Park is located in Orange County
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Davie Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Falconbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconbridge
- Falconbridge is located in Durham County
- Five Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fox Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hickory Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
- High Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ironwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Pine Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Lake Ellen
How Far From Hidden Hills 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 Hidden Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Hills and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Hills to Hillsborough, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hidden Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hidden Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hidden Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9282, Longitude: -79.0400 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hills 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 Hidden Hills 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 Hidden Hills 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 309.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.46 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.581 degrees. |