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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 Hidden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hill 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 Hidden Hill:
- 33.112343, -97.061954
- 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 Hidden Hill
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Hidden Hill is near Dallas County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Hidden Hill
Communities Also Named Hidden Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Hidden Hill.
Within Texas, the name Hidden Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hidden Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Hidden Hill is located in Kane County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Hill that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Hidden Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Hill ...
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.
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Copper Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Double Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbor Grove is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Grove
- Hickory Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayhill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
- Shady Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Shores is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
How Far From Hidden Hill 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 Hidden Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Hill and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Hill to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 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- Hidden Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hidden Hill 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 Hidden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1123, Longitude: -97.0620 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.742 degrees. |
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