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Communities Also Named Hilltown ...
We found nine communities that share the name Hilltown.
Within Nova Scotia, the name Hilltown is unique.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- This Hilltown is located in Jennings County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Hilltown.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Hilltown is located in Morris County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Hilltown.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hilltown [Portage County].
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Hilltown is located in Adams County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hilltown.
- Bucks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hilltown [Bucks County].
- Lawrence 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 Pennsylvania community of Hilltown [Lawrence County].
- Lehigh County
- This Hilltown is located in Lehigh County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Hilltown.
- Wayne County
- This Hilltown is located in Wayne County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hilltown.
- Virginia
- Grayson County
- This Hilltown is located in Grayson County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hilltown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilltown ...
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.
- Concession
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilberts Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Havelock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Little Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Brook Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Concession
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Moodys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Corner
- Toms Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Savannah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Savannah
- Weaver Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hilltown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hilltown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilltown and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilltown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,795 miles [6,107.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3162, Longitude: -65.9033 |
| <2> | 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 Hilltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Hilltown 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 . 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Hilltown 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 300.511 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.031 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.093 degrees. |
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