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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 Hillsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsville 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 Hillsville:
- 41.007592, -80.496457
- 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 Hillsville
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Hillsville is near Mahoning County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Hillsville
Communities Also Named Hillsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Hillsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hillsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Hillsville is located in Worcester County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillsville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Hillsville.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Hillsville.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hillsville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hillsville.
- Virginia
- Carroll County
- This Hillsville is located in Carroll County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hillsville that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hillsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsville ...
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.
- Coverts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coverts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverts
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ginger Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Parkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkstown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Peanut
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peanut is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poland Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poland Center is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Hillsville 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 Hillsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsville and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hillsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hillsville 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 Hillsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0076, Longitude: -80.4965 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.445 degrees. |
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