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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hiltons
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Deans Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Fox Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Gate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Gate City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gate City
- From Hiltons to Gate City
- Harmony Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jayne Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayne Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
- Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
- Jett Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Larkspur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lynn Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Maces Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maces Spring
- From Hiltons to Maces Spring
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- Mystic Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Snowflake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowflake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snowflake
- From Hiltons to Snowflake
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Williams Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
- Williams Mill is located in Scott County
- Mystic Valley
How Far From Hiltons 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 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<4> 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]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hiltons to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hiltons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.858 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.738 degrees. |