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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hinkletown:
    • 40.404549, -75.123228
    • 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 Hinkletown
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Hinkletown is near Hunterdon County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hinkletown

Communities Also Named Hinkletown ...

We found one communities that are also named Hinkletown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Hinkletown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • This Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hinkletown that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Hinkletown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinkletown ...

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.

  • Carversville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cottageville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottageville is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Danboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Danboro is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
  • Deep Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deep Run is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Dublin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
  • Fountainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fountainville is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Gardenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Irish Meeting House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Irish Meeting House is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Meeting House
  • Lumberville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peters Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
    • Pine Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pine Run is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
    • Pipersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Point Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Raven Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
    • Tumble Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinkletown and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hinkletown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hinkletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hinkletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinkletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4045, Longitude: -75.1232       In this case, the coordinates for Hinkletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.255 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.284 degrees.