Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Crest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hill Crest
- 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 Hill Crest:
- 35.313488, -79.416416
- 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 Hill Crest
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Hill Crest is near Lee County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Hill Crest ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hill Crest.
Within North Carolina, the name Hill Crest is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hill Crest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hill Crest that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hill Crest.
- Maryland
- Montgomery 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 Hill Crest [Montgomery County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Hill Crest [Saint Louis County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette 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 Pennsylvania community of Hill Crest [Fayette County].
- Montgomery County
- This Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hill Crest that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hill Crest.
- Texas
- Brazos 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 Hill Crest [Brazos County].
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Hill Crest is located in Frederick County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hill Crest that is located in Moore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hill Crest.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Crest ...
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.
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
- Harris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hog Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
- Hog Island is located in Moore County
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Manly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Moore County
- Seven Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Warrior Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
- Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <3>
- Zion Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
How Far From Hill Crest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hill Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hill Crest and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hill Crest to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Crest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hill Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3135, Longitude: -79.4164 In this case, the coordinates for Hill Crest 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hill Crest 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> | 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. |
| <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 Hill Crest 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 309.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.924 degrees. |