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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilltop Estates 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 Estates:
- 39.975951, -74.241255
- 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 Hilltop Estates
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Hilltop Estates is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Hilltop Estates
Communities Also Named Hilltop Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Hilltop Estates.
Within New Jersey, the name Hilltop Estates is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hilltop Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hilltop Estates that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hilltop Estates.
- Texas
- Jim Wells County
- This Hilltop Estates is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hilltop Estates that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Hilltop Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilltop Estates ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Holiday Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Island Beach Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leisure Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
- Maple Shade
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Shade is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Suburban Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suburban Park is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
- Toms River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toms River is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
How Far From Hilltop Estates 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilltop Estates and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hilltop Estates to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,314 miles [6,942.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Hilltop Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilltop Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9760, Longitude: -74.2413 In this case, the coordinates for Hilltop Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.158 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.091 degrees. |
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