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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 Hilander Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilander Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hilander Park:
    • 36.655109, -82.082074
    • 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 Hilander Park
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Hilander Park is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Hilander Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilander Park ...

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.

  • Booker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Booker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
  • Butts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Butts is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
  • Cold Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cold Spring is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Edgefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Fractionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fractionville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
  • Goose Pimple Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Goose Pimple Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pimple Junction
  • Green Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Spring is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • High Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • High Meadows is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Horizon Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
  • Kingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingtown is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Meadow Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
    • Oak Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Painter Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Painter Spring is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
    • Redstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Redstone is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Rocktown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocktown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
    • Rust Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
    • Shadow Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadow Valley is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Valley
    • Shakesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shakesville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
    • Stonegate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonegate is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Virginia Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Virginia Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Hilander Park 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 Hilander Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hilander Park and extending to:

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hilander Park to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hilander Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hilander Park 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 Hilander Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6551, Longitude: -82.0821       In this case, the coordinates for Hilander Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.949 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.594 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.578 degrees.