Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillside
- 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 Hillside:
- 41.297303, -75.924920
- 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 Hillside
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Hillside is near Wyoming County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna 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 Hillside ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Hillside.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Hillside.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 49 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lehigh County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- Westmoreland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Madera County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillside [Madera County].
- Santa Clara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillside [Santa Clara County].
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Hillside is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Hillside.
- Fremont County
- This Hillside is located in Fremont County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km] to the west of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Hillside.
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hillside is located in Cook County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hillside.
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hillside [Kankakee County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Hillside is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Hillside.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hillside [Pulaski County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Hillside is located in Carroll County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hillside.
- Harford County
- This Hillside is located in Harford County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hillside.
- Prince George's County
- This Hillside is located in Prince George's County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillside.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Hillside lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hillside [Bronx County].
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hillside [Columbia County].
- Oneida County
- This Hillside is located in Oneida County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hillside.
- Queens County
- This Hillside is located in Queens County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Hillside.
- Ulster County
- This Hillside is located in Ulster County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Hillside.
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- This Hillside lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Hillside lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Hillside is located in Charleston County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Hillside.
- Darlington County
- This Hillside is located in Darlington County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hillside.
- Lexington County
- This Hillside is located in Lexington County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the south southwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Hillside.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Culberson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Culberson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Hillside.
- McLennan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hillside [McLennan County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Hillside is located in Davis County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hillside.
- Utah County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Hillside [Utah County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Hillside is located in Dane County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Hillside.
- Florence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hillside [Florence County].
- Iowa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hillside [Iowa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside ...
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.
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Dickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
- Fern Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook
- Fern Brook is located in Luzerne County
- Forty Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
- Larksville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <5>
- Maplewood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
- Maplewood Heights is located in Luzerne County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plainsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
- Pringle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Shavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
- Shavertown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shavertown <5>
- Trucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Trucksville Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trucksville Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville Gardens
- Trucksville Gardens is located in Luzerne County
- Plainsville
How Far From Hillside 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 Hillside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hillside to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2973, Longitude: -75.9249 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hillside 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hillside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.036 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.847 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.254 degrees. |