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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 Hilldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilldale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hilldale:
    • 41.006730, -79.798940
    • 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 Hilldale
  • 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Since Hilldale is near Armstrong County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Hilldale

Communities Also Named Hilldale ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Hilldale.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Hilldale.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Hilldale is located in Allegheny County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hilldale.
    • Luzerne County
      • This Hilldale is located in Luzerne County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hilldale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hilldale is located in Kent County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hilldale.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Hilldale [Hillsborough County].
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hilldale is located in Jefferson County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hilldale.
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This Hilldale is located in Howard County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Hilldale.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Hilldale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hilldale.
      • Sumter County
      • This Hilldale is located in Sumter County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the south of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hilldale.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery 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 Tennessee community of Hilldale [Montgomery County].
    • Virginia
      • Page County
      • This Hilldale is located in Page County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Hilldale.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers County
      • This Hilldale is located in Summers County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hilldale that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Hilldale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of Hilldale [Dane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilldale ...

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.

  • Annisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Annisville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
  • Byers Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Byers Corner is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldorado is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Euclid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Euclid is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fredericksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Haysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Haysville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Hooker
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hooker is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Parsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Parsonville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
  • Peaceful Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Troutman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Troutman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Whiskerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

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

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilldale to Butler, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hilldale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hilldale 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hilldale 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 Hilldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0067, Longitude: -79.7989       In this case, the coordinates for Hilldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.434 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.517 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.126 degrees.