Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hill Yard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Yard and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hill Yard

• 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 Hill Yard:
  • 40.916763, -75.104621
  • 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 Hill Yard

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Hill Yard is near Warren County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Hill Yard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Yard ...

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.

• Delaware
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Delaware Water Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <1>
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Foxtown Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
• Hemlock Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Glen
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Polkville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Polkville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Slateford
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Slateford is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
• Stone Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
• Vail
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
• Walnut Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hill Yard and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Yard to Easton, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'