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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 Indian Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Indian Hill:
    • 41.260094, -74.173757
    • 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 Indian Hill
  • 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 Indian Hill ...

We found ten communities that share the name Indian Hill.

Within New York, the name Indian Hill is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • This Indian Hill is located in Talladega County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hill that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Indian Hill.
    • California
      • Amador County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Indian Hill [Amador County].
      • Imperial County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Indian Hill [Imperial County].
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Indian Hill [Sierra County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Indian Hill is located in Cook County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Hill that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Indian Hill.
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Indian Hill [DuPage County].
    • Indiana
      • Starke County
      • This Indian Hill is located in Starke County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Hill that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starke County community of Indian Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Indian Hill is located in Howard County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Hill that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Indian Hill.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Indian Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Hill that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Indian Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Hill ...

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.

  • Bull Mine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Mine
    • Bull Mine is located in Orange County
  • Cedar Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
    • Cedar Flats is located in Rockland County
  • Central Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
    • Dutch Hollow is located in Orange County
  • Eagle Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Valley
    • Eagle Valley is located in Orange County
  • Greenwood Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Lake
    • Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Lake <5>
  • Hillside Plaza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Plaza
    • Hillside Plaza is located in Orange County
  • Ladentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladentown
    • Ladentown is located in Rockland County
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Orange County
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    • Marycrest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marycrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marycrest
      • Marycrest is located in Orange County
    • Mountain House
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
      • Mountain House is located in Orange County
    • Silver Maples
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Maples
      • Silver Maples is located in Orange County
    • Sugar Loaf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
      • Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf <5>
    • Tuxedo Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo Park <5>
    • Willow Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Rockland County

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

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

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Hill to Goshen, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Indian Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2601, Longitude: -74.1738       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Indian Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Indian Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.984 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.652 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.491 degrees.









 

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