Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillview
- 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 Hillview:
- 33.534042, -80.893148
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hillview
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Hillview is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hillview ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hillview.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Hillview.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Hillview is located in Jefferson County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hillview.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hillview.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Hillview is located in Bullitt County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Hillview.
- Edmonson County
- This Hillview is located in Edmonson County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the northwest of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Hillview.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Hillview lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Hillview lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Ontario
- This Hillview lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Hillview is located in Cabell County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Hillview.
- Marion County
- This Hillview is located in Marion County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the north of the Hillview that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hillview.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillview ...
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.
- Creekmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Orangeburg County
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hunter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
- Pecanway Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecanway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Needles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Tops
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Turkey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
How Far From Hillview 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 Hillview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillview and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hillview to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Hillview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5340, Longitude: -80.8931 In this case, the coordinates for Hillview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hillview 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Hillview 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 310.236 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.009 degrees. |