Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilton
- 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 Hilton:
- 33.570663, -96.620824
- 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 Hilton
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Hilton is near Collin County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Collin County
- eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Hilton ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Hilton.
Within Texas, the name Hilton is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Monroe County
- Although located in Monroe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hilton.
- Kansas
- Chase 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 Kansas community of Hilton [Chase County].
- McPherson County
- This Hilton is located in McPherson County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the north of the Hilton that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Hilton.
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Hilton lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the north of the Hilton that is located in Grayson County.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dawson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Hilton.
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Hilton [Sheridan County].
- New Jersey
- Essex 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 New Jersey community of Hilton [Essex County].
- Monmouth County
- This Hilton is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hilton that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Hilton.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana 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 New Mexico community of Hilton [Dona Ana County].
- Otero County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Otero County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hilton.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilton ...
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.
- Elm View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Frontier Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Gage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Kentucky Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Tom Bean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
- Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <5>
- Tribune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Woodlake Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
- Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County
How Far From Hilton 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 Hilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilton and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilton to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
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 Hilton 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 '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- Hilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5707, Longitude: -96.6208 In this case, the coordinates for Hilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hilton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.92 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.562 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.488 degrees. |