Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hillcroft:
  • 39.946210, -76.704134
  • 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 Hillcroft

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Hillcroft is near Lancaster County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Hillcroft

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillcroft ...

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.

• Fayfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fayfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Herman Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Herman Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Heights
• Hill-n-Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Homeland Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
• Longstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
• Longview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Longview Heights is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
• Randolph Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Randolph Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
• Spry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
• Violet Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Violet Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
• Yorkshire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorkshire is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hillcroft and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hillcroft to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'