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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hills 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 Hills:
- 39.255337, -84.187436
- 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 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Since Hills is near Warren County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Hills ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Hills.
There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Hills.
Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Cuyahoga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hills [Cuyahoga County].
- Pike 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 Hills [Pike County].
- Washington County
- This Hills is located in Washington County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the east of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Hills lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- California
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hills [Sonoma County].
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- This Hills is located in Habersham County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<3> to the south of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Hills.
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Hills is located in Johnson County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<3> to the east of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hills.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Hills [Prince George's County].
- Minnesota
- Rock County
- This Hills is located in Rock County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Hills.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Hills is located in Stanly County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Hills.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hills [Washington County].
- Texas
- Lee County
- This Hills is located in Lee County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hills.
- Travis County
- This Hills is located in Travis County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the southwest of the Hills that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Hills.
- Utah
- Cache County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Hills [Cache County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Branch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Butlerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Elenor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elenor is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
- Indianview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indianview is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
- Loveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Maineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Modest is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modest
- Mount Repose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pleasant Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springvale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springvale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Top-of-the-Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Top-of-the-Ridge is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-Ridge
- Twenty Mile Stand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twenty Mile Stand is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twenty Mile Stand
- Williams Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
How Far From Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hills and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hills to Batavia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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. |
| <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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2553, Longitude: -84.1874 In this case, the coordinates for Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.434 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.711 degrees. |
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