Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Hills
- 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 East Hills:
- 40.658431, -75.343235
- 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 East Hills
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since East Hills is near Lehigh County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 East Hills ...
We found three communities that share the name East Hills.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named East Hills.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named East Hills in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of East Hills, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Cambria 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 East Hills [Cambria County].
- Cambria County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Nassau County
- This East Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the east of the East Hills that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of East Hills.
- New York
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,872 miles [15,887.4 km]<2> to the west
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hills ...
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.
- Butztown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butztown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butztown
- Butztown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butztown <4>
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Chickentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickentown
- Chickentown is located in Northampton County
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Farmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Northampton County
- Fountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Freemansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
- Freemansburg is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freemansburg <4>
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Northampton County
- Hecktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lime Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
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- Marlin Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
- Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
- Smoketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Steel City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Lehigh County
- Marlin Hills
How Far From East Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Hills and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from East Hills to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 East Hills 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> | 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- East Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6584, Longitude: -75.3432 In this case, the coordinates for East Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 East Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.417 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.271 degrees. |