Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilburn
- 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 Hilburn:
- 34.365628, -102.090463
- 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 Hilburn
- 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 Castro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Castro County
- Since Hilburn is near Swisher County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Swisher County
- eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Hilburn ...
We found one communities that share the name Hilburn.
Within Texas, the name Hilburn is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hilburn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilburn ...
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.
- Big Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Square
- Big Square is located in Castro County
- Circle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Earth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
- Earth is located in Lamb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <3>
- Flagg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Hart
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hart is located in Castro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Hilburn 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 Hilburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilburn and extending to:
- Dimmitt, which is the Seat of Castro County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilburn to Dimmitt, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,418 miles [2,282 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,836 miles [12,610.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Hilburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3656, Longitude: -102.0905 In this case, the coordinates for Hilburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hilburn 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 323.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.991 degrees. |