Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cole Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cole Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cole 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 Cole Hill:
- 40.013158, -75.967728
- 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 Cole 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Cole Hill is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Cole 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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Chester County
- Blackhorse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <2>
- Compass
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
- Gap is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap <2>
- Limeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Salisbury Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Vintage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - White Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Cole 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 Cole Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cole Hill and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cole Hill to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cole Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cole Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cole Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0132, Longitude: -75.9677 In this case, the coordinates for Cole Hill 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 Cole Hill 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 307.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.801 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.814 degrees. |