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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hilltop:
    • 36.030692, -79.884479
    • 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 Hilltop
  • 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 Hilltop ...

We found 49 communities that share the name Hilltop.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Hilltop.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 48 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hilltop [Lincoln County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hilltop is located in Jefferson County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hilltop.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Hilltop [Cochise County].
      • Mohave County
      • This Hilltop is located in Mohave County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<2> to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Hilltop.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hilltop [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Hilltop is located in Douglas County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hilltop.
    • Georgia
      • Pike County
      • This Hilltop is located in Pike County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hilltop.
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Hilltop is located in Menard County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Hilltop.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Hilltop is located in Saint Clair County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Hilltop.
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Hilltop.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood County
      • This Hilltop is located in Greenwood County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Hilltop.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Hilltop is located in Grant County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hilltop.
      • Grayson County
      • This Hilltop is located in Grayson County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hilltop.
      • Logan County
      • This Hilltop is located in Logan County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Hilltop.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Hilltop is located in Jackson Parish and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Hilltop.
    • Manitoba
      • This Hilltop lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hilltop is located in Carroll County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hilltop.
      • Howard County
      • This Hilltop is located in Howard County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the northeast of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hilltop.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hilltop [Berrien County].
      • Grand Traverse County
      • This Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Hilltop.
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hilltop [Marquette County].
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Hilltop is located in Anoka County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Hilltop.
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hilltop [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Hilltop is located in Barry County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<2> to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Hilltop.
      • Scott County
      • This Hilltop is located in Scott County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Hilltop.
    • Nevada
      • Lander County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Hilltop [Lander County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Hilltop is located in Camden County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Hilltop.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Hilltop is located in Franklin County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the north of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hilltop.
      • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hilltop [Miami County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Hilltop is located in Monroe County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hilltop.
      • Trumbull County
      • This Hilltop is located in Trumbull County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the north of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Hilltop.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Hilltop is located in Bucks County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Hilltop.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hilltop.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Hilltop is located in Bedford County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Hilltop.
      • Henry County
      • This Hilltop is located in Henry County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hilltop.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hilltop is located in Montgomery County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hilltop.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Hilltop is located in Rutherford County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Hilltop.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Hilltop is located in Bexar County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Hilltop.
      • Frio County
      • This Hilltop is located in Frio County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Hilltop.
      • Gillespie County
      • This Hilltop is located in Gillespie County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km] to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Hilltop.
      • Starr County
      • This Hilltop is located in Starr County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the west southwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Hilltop.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Hilltop is located in Davis County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hilltop.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hilltop is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hilltop.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hilltop [Suffolk City].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hilltop is located in King County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hilltop.
      • Whatcom County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Hilltop [Whatcom County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Hilltop is located in Fayette County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hilltop that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hilltop.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hilltop [Milwaukee County].
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Hilltop [Natrona County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilltop ...

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.

  • Deep River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep River <5>
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Guilford County
  • Friendswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
    • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
  • Greenhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
    • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
  • Hunter Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
  • Pennydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennydale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
    • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Random Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
      • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
    • Rocky Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
      • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
    • Rolling Roads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
      • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Terra Cotta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
      • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County

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

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

  • Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hilltop to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilltop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hilltop 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilltop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilltop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0307, Longitude: -79.8845       In this case, the coordinates for Hilltop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hilltop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hilltop to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.662 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.03 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.88 degrees.









 

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