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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillside Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hillside Terrace:
- 40.200944, -74.609323
- 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 Hillside Terrace
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Hillside Terrace is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Hillside Terrace
Communities Also Named Hillside Terrace ...
We found three communities that are also named Hillside Terrace.
Within New Jersey, the name Hillside Terrace is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Muscogee County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hillside Terrace.
- Texas
- Starr County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Starr County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Hillside Terrace.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Hillside Terrace is located in Stafford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hillside Terrace that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hillside Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside Terrace ...
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.
- Cream Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Dutch Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Golden Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
- Groveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groveville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Hickory Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Kirbys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
- Locust Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Mile Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
- Pages Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Parsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Post Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Quaker Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Robbinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinsville is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsville
- Spring Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Hillside Terrace 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 Hillside Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside Terrace and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hillside Terrace to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hillside Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hillside Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2009, Longitude: -74.6093 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.353 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.15 degrees. |
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