|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilton Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilton Village 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 Hilton Village:
- 37.084843, -80.786461
- 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 Hilton Village
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Hilton Village is near Bland County and also Wythe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe 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 Hilton Village
Communities Also Named Hilton Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Hilton Village.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Hilton Village.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Hilton Village in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Newport News City
- This Hilton Village is located in Newport News City and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east of the Hilton Village that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Hilton Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Hilton Village is located in Fayette County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north of the Hilton Village that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hilton Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilton Village ...
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.
- Clark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Little Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Reed Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
- Tinytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tinytown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinytown
How Far From Hilton Village 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 Hilton Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilton Village and extending to:
- Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hilton Village to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilton Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Village 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 Hilton Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0848, Longitude: -80.7865 In this case, the coordinates for Hilton Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.911 degrees. |
|
|