Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hideaway Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hideaway Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hideaway 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 Hideaway Hills:
- 39.654788, -82.477101
- 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 Hideaway 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Hideaway Hills is near Fairfield County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Hideaway Hills ...
We found three communities that share the name Hideaway Hills.
Within Ohio, the name Hideaway Hills is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Hideaway Hills.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Hideaway Hills.
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Hideaway Hills is located in Rhea County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Hideaway Hills.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hideaway 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.
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Geneva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Horns Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horns Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Mill
- Horns Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Joe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Rockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <3>
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <3>
How Far From Hideaway 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 Hideaway Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hideaway Hills and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hideaway Hills to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hideaway Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hideaway Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hideaway Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6548, Longitude: -82.4771 In this case, the coordinates for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hideaway 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 311.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.814 degrees. |