Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillsdale Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillsdale Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillsdale Acres
- 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 Hillsdale Acres:
- 40.170093, -76.709691
- 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 Hillsdale Acres
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Hillsdale Acres is near Lancaster County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for York 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 Hillsdale Acres ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
- English Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Harvest Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Highspire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highspire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
- Highspire is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <2>
- Hummelstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <2>
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Quaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Ramblewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Stacktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Valley Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
How Far From Hillsdale Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hillsdale Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hillsdale Acres and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillsdale Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillsdale Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillsdale Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsdale Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1701, Longitude: -76.7097 In this case, the coordinates for Hillsdale Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hillsdale Acres 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 307.606 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.071 degrees. |