Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 View Acres:
  • 36.330414, -79.621973
  • 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 Hill View Acres

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Hill View Acres is near Caswell County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Hill View Acres

Communities Also Named Hill View Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Hill View Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Hill View Acres is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Hill View Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Weber County
    • This Hill View Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hill View Acres that is located in Rockingham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hill View Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill View Acres ...

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 Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• College Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
• Forestdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Happy Home
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
• Locust Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Piney Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Quick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Quick is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Sandy Cross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Village Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Hill View Acres 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 Hill View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hill View Acres and extending to:

• Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Hill View Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'