Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hildebran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hildebran and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hildebran

• 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 Hildebran:
  • 35.718211, -81.421145
  • 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 Hildebran

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Hildebran is near Catawba County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Hildebran

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hildebran ...

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.

• Advent Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
• Drowning Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Drowning Creek is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
• Granite Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <1>
• Henry River
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Henry River is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry River
• Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hickory is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
• Long View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Penelope
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Penelope is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
• Sweetwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

How Far From Hildebran 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 town such as Hildebran to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hildebran and extending to:

• Morganton, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hildebran to Morganton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'