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Communities Also Named Hilda ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Hilda.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Hilda.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Hilda lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hilda [Lewis County].
      • Rowan County
      • This Hilda is located in Rowan County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Hilda.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • This Hilda is located in Jackson County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hilda.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Hilda is located in Benton County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hilda.
      • Taney County
      • This Hilda is located in Taney County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Hilda.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This Hilda is located in Barnwell County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Hilda.
    • Texas
      • Guadalupe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hilda [Guadalupe County].
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Hilda is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Hilda.
      • Mason County
      • This Hilda is located in Mason County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Hilda.
    • Virginia
      • Sussex County
      • This Hilda is located in Sussex County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Hilda.
    • Washington
      • Pacific County
      • This Hilda is located in Pacific County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Hilda.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilda ...

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.

  • Carry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry
  • Dana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dishnish
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dishnish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishnish
  • Otter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
  • Price
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Wanda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

How Far From Hilda to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hilda to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilda and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hilda to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Hilda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6111, Longitude: -84.2783    
<2>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 Hilda 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.
<3>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.
<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 Hilda 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 311.84 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.397 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.448 degrees.




 

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