Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilda
- 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 Hilda:
- 30.586801, -99.114475
- 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 Hilda
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Hilda is near Gillespie County and also Llano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gillespie County
- eBird sighting report for Llano 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 Hilda ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hilda.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Hilda.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Guadalupe County
- Hidalgo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hilda lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hilda that is located in Mason County.
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hilda [Lewis County].
- Rowan County
- This Hilda is located in Rowan County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hilda that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Hilda.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Hilda is located in Benton County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hilda that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hilda.
- Taney County
- This Hilda is located in Taney County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the northeast of the Hilda that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Hilda.
- Ontario
- This Hilda lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hilda that is located in Mason County.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Washington
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilda ...
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.
- Art
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Art is located in Mason County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Art <4>
- Cherry Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mountain
- Cherry Mountain is located in Gillespie County
- Cherry Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Spring
- Cherry Spring is located in Gillespie County
- Crabapple ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Grit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
- Grit is located in Mason County
- Grossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossville
- Grossville is located in Mason County
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Loyal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
- Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
- Prairie Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
- Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
- Streeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
- Streeter is located in Mason County
How Far From Hilda 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 Hilda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilda and extending to:
- Mason, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilda to Mason, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,922 miles [12,749.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hilda 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. |
| <2> | 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- Hilda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5868, Longitude: -99.1145 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hilda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.683 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.896 degrees. |