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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 Columbia Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Hill 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 Columbia Hill:
- 41.041475, -76.565229
- 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 Columbia 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 Montour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Since Columbia Hill is near Columbia County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Columbia Hill
Communities Also Named Columbia Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Columbia Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Columbia Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Columbia Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Overton County
- This Columbia Hill is located in Overton County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Columbia Hill that is located in Montour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Columbia Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia 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.
- California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Fernville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Franklin Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lightstreet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Roaring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
How Far From Columbia 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 Columbia Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Hill and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Montour County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Columbia Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Columbia Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Columbia Hill 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 Columbia Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0415, Longitude: -76.5652 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.649 degrees. |
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