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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 Hillsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsville 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 Hillsville:
- 36.762834, -80.734688
- 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 Hillsville
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Hillsville is near Wythe County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Hillsville
Communities Also Named Hillsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Hillsville.
Within Virginia, the name Hillsville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Hillsville is located in Worcester County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hillsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Hillsville.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Hillsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Hillsville is located in Lawrence County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hillsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hillsville.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillsville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Hillsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillsville ...
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.
- Browns Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Store is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Early
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Early is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mitchell Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hillsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Hillsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillsville and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillsville to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hillsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hillsville 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 Hillsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7628, Longitude: -80.7347 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.15 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.991 degrees. |
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