Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hilpert:
  • 40.263600, -75.294000
  • 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 Hilpert

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Hilpert is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Hilpert

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hilpert ...

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.

• Bramble Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
• Cowpath Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
• Cross Gate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
• Gristmill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
• Heather Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
• Helen Marie Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
• Hunter Villa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
• Hunters Greene
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
• Imperial Arms
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
• Mainland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mainland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
• Sugarvalley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sugarvalley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarvalley
• Summerwind
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
• Unionville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Yorkshire Commons
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons

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

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

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hilpert to Norristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'