Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hill View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill View Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hill View Heights
- 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 Hill View Heights:
- 43.825811, -104.159939
- 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 Hill View Heights
- 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 Weston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Weston County
- Since Hill View Heights is near Pennington County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pennington County
- eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Hill View Heights ...
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.
- Clay Spur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
- Clay Spur is located in Weston County
- Copper Camp ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
- Copper Camp is located in Pennington County (SD)
- Dewey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Weston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Corners <2>
- Fourmile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Junction Ranger Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Ranger Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranger Station
- Junction Ranger Station is located in Custer County (SD)
- Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Skull Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Creek
- Skull Creek is located in Weston County
How Far From Hill View Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hill View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hill View Heights and extending to:
- Newcastle, which is the Seat of Weston County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hill View Heights to Cheyenne, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill View Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill View Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8258, Longitude: -104.1599 In this case, the coordinates for Hill View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hill View Heights 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 326.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.11 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.965 degrees. |