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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 Hiltons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiltons 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 Hiltons:
- 36.654718, -82.467545
- 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 Hiltons
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Hiltons is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hiltons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiltons ...
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.
- Bush Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bush Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
- Deans Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Fox Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Gate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jayne Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
- Jett Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jett Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
- Larkspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Larkspur is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Lynn Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Maces Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mystic Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snowflake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Williams Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
How Far From Hiltons 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 Hiltons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hiltons and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hiltons to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hiltons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hiltons 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 Hiltons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6547, Longitude: -82.4675 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.179 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.738 degrees. |
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