Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indian 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 Indian Hills:
- 35.968742, -81.533708
- 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 Indian 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Indian Hills is near Wilkes County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
- eBird sighting report for Watauga 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 Indian Hills ...
We found 49 communities that share the name Indian Hills.
There are four communities within North Carolina that are also named Indian Hills.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Henderson County
- This Indian Hills is located in Henderson County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Indian Hills.
- Jackson County
- This Indian Hills is located in Jackson County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Indian Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Indian Hills.
- Wake County
- This Indian Hills is located in Wake County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Indian Hills.
- Henderson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Indian Hills is located in Lee County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Indian Hills.
- Madison County
- This Indian Hills is located in Madison County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Indian Hills.
- Mobile County
- This Indian Hills is located in Mobile County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Indian Hills.
- Shelby County
- This Indian Hills is located in Shelby County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Indian Hills.
- Tallapoosa County
- This Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Indian Hills.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Indian Hills.
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Indian Hills.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Indian Hills.
- Florida
- Brevard 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 Florida community of Indian Hills [Brevard County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Indian Hills.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Indian Hills is located in Cobb County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Indian Hills.
- Hall County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hall County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Indian Hills.
- Oconee County
- This Indian Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Indian Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Indian Hills [Cook County].
- Lake 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 Illinois community of Indian Hills [Lake County].
- Indiana
- Bartholomew 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 Indiana community of Indian Hills [Bartholomew County].
- Steuben County
- This Indian Hills is located in Steuben County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Indian Hills.
- Kentucky
- Boyle 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 Kentucky community of Indian Hills [Boyle County].
- Carroll County
- This Indian Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Indian Hills.
- Fayette County
- This Indian Hills is located in Fayette County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Indian Hills.
- Franklin County
- This Indian Hills is located in Franklin County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Indian Hills.
- Hardin County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hardin County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Indian Hills.
- Jefferson County
- This Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Indian Hills.
- Lyon County
- This Indian Hills is located in Lyon County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Indian Hills.
- Russell County
- This Indian Hills is located in Russell County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Indian Hills.
- Scott County
- This Indian Hills is located in Scott County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Indian Hills.
- Warren County
- This Indian Hills is located in Warren County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Indian Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Indian Hills.
- Harford County
- This Indian Hills is located in Harford County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the northeast of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Indian Hills.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Indian Hills is located in Lee County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Indian Hills.
- Nevada
- Douglas County
- This Indian Hills is located in Douglas County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Indian Hills.
- New Mexico
- Indian Hills #1
- 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 New Mexico community of Indian Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- This Indian Hills is located in Carbon County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Indian Hills.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Indian Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Indian Hills.
- Greenville County
- This Indian Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Indian Hills.
- Oconee County
- This Indian Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Indian Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Indian Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Indian Hills.
- Putnam County
- This Indian Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Indian Hills.
- Sullivan County
- This Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Indian Hills.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Indian Hills is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Indian Hills.
- Llano County
- Although located in Llano County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Indian Hills.
- Newton County
- This Indian Hills is located in Newton County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the west southwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Indian Hills.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Indian Hills is located in Weber County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Indian Hills.
- Wisconsin
- Green Lake County
- This Indian Hills is located in Green Lake County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Hills that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Indian Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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 Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Fort Defiance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
- Honey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
- Jones ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Tranquil Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquil Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil Hill
- Tranquil Hill is located in Caldwell County
- Warrior
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Hills and extending to:
- Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.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 from Point A (ie- Indian Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9687, Longitude: -81.5337 In this case, the coordinates for Indian 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 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 Indian 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Indian Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.558 degrees. |