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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 Hillman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillman 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 Hillman:
    • 38.830626, -83.874093
    • 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 Hillman
  • 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Since Hillman is near Mason County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Hillman

Communities Also Named Hillman ...

We found nine communities that are also named Hillman.

Within Ohio, the name Hillman is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hillman is located in Jefferson County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillman.
    • Georgia
      • Taliaferro County
      • This Hillman is located in Taliaferro County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the south of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taliaferro County community of Hillman.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Hillman is located in Aroostook County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hillman.
    • Michigan
      • Montmorency County
      • This Hillman is located in Montmorency County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Hillman.
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Hillman is located in Morrison County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Hillman.
    • Mississippi
      • Greene County
      • This Hillman is located in Greene County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hillman.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Hillman is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Hillman.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hillman lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Hillman is located in Indiana County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Hillman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillman ...

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.

  • Centerpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Centerpoint is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Redoak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Redoak is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
  • Reeds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
  • Stoney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoney Point is located in Bracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sunshine ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunshine is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hillman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillman and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillman to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hillman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hillman 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 Hillman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8306, Longitude: -83.8741       In this case, the coordinates for Hillman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.034 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.152 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.698 degrees.