Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hilltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hilltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hilltown
- 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 Hilltown:
- 40.602875, -75.529629
- 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 Hilltown
- 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Since Hilltown is near Northampton County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Hilltown ...
We found nine communities that share the name Hilltown.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Hilltown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Adams County
- Bucks County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- This Hilltown lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hilltown that is located in Lehigh County.
- Ohio
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilltown ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Coffeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
- Crackersport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crackersport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
- Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Juniper Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
- Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
- Krocksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
- Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
- Minesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Hilltown 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 Hilltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hilltown and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hilltown 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hilltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6029, Longitude: -75.5296 In this case, the coordinates for Hilltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hilltown 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hilltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Hilltown 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 306.862 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.54 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.376 degrees. |