Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estates:
  • 43.223048, -89.223725
  • 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 Estates

• 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Since Hilton Estates is near Columbia County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilton Estates ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• DeForest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • DeForest is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
• Deansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deansville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deansville
• Marshall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
• Pebble Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
• Pierceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierceville is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
• Raintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raintree is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Seminary Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
• Sunburst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunburst is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
• Token Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Token Creek is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hilton Estates and extending to:

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilton Estates to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'