Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hilburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilburn and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hilburn

• 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 Hilburn:
  • 42.788348, -88.355094
  • 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 Hilburn

• 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
  • Since Hilburn is near Racine County and also Waukesha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Hilburn

Communities Also Named Hilburn ...

We found one communities that are also named Hilburn.

Within Wisconsin, the name Hilburn is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Hilburn in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Castro County
    • This Hilburn is located in Castro County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hilburn that is located in Walworth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Castro County community of Hilburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilburn ...

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.

• Bowers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowers is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Cedar Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
• Eagle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
• Eagleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Harbor Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Honey Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Creek is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Honey Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
• Little Prairie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyons is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mayhews ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mayhews is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhews
• Potter Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilburn and extending to:

• Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilburn to Elkhorn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'