Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prospect Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Prospect Hill
- 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 Prospect Hill:
- 41.458704, -74.638495
- 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 Prospect Hill
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Prospect Hill is near Sullivan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Prospect Hill ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Prospect Hill.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Prospect Hill.
Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Saratoga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Prospect Hill [Saratoga County].
- Saratoga County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Prospect Hill.
- Hartford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Prospect Hill [Hartford County].
- Iowa
- Des Moines County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Prospect Hill [Des Moines County].
- Kansas
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prospect Hill [Washington County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prospect Hill [Middlesex County].
- Plymouth County
- This Prospect Hill is located in Plymouth County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<3> to the east of the Prospect Hill that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Prospect Hill.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Prospect Hill is located in Saint Louis County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<3> to the west of the Prospect Hill that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Prospect Hill.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Prospect Hill that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Prospect Hill.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Prospect Hill.
- Gallia County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Prospect Hill [Gallia County].
- Hamilton County
- This Prospect Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Prospect Hill that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Prospect Hill.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Prospect Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Prospect Hill.
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Prospect Hill [Lackawanna County].
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Prospect Hill [Cannon County].
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Prospect Hill is located in Rutland County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Prospect Hill that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Prospect Hill.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Prospect Hill [Fairfax County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect 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.
- Bushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Cuddebackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuddebackville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuddebackville
- Cuddebackville is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuddebackville <5>
- Finchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Orange County
- Knights Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Eddy
- Knights Eddy is located in Sullivan County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Orange County
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Roses Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Sparrow Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
- Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <5>
How Far From Prospect Hill 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 Prospect Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prospect Hill and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prospect Hill to Goshen, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect 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> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Prospect 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. |
| <2> | 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 Prospect Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4587, Longitude: -74.6385 In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Prospect 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 306.241 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.976 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.608 degrees. |