Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilldale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilldale
- 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 Hilldale:
- 37.637898, -80.787304
- 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 Hilldale
- 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Since Hilldale is near Monroe County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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
Communities Also Named Hilldale ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Hilldale.
Within West Virginia, the name Hilldale is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Florida
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hilldale is located in Allegheny County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hilldale that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hilldale.
- Butler County
- This Hilldale is located in Butler County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northeast of the Hilldale that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hilldale.
- Luzerne County
- This Hilldale is located in Luzerne County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the northeast of the Hilldale that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hilldale.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Hilldale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the south of the Hilldale that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Hilldale.
- Sumter County
- This Hilldale is located in Sumter County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south of the Hilldale that is located in Summers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Hilldale.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilldale ...
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.
- Buck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Creamery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Summers County
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Grahams Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
- Hix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Indian Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Marie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Packs Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hilldale 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 Hilldale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilldale and extending to:
- Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Hilldale to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilldale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6379, Longitude: -80.7873 In this case, the coordinates for Hilldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hilldale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hilldale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.166 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.843 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.734 degrees. |