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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 Hulmeville Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hulmeville Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hulmeville Terrace:
- 40.140110, -74.900722
- 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 Hulmeville Terrace
- 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 Hulmeville Terrace is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Hulmeville Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hulmeville Terrace ...
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.
- Bucktoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Carriage Stop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Cobalt Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Crabtree Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Dogwood Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
- Fairless Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairless Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Flushing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flushing is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Glenlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Goldenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maple Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Margo Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
- Oaktree Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
- Red Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Violet Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
- Will O Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
- Winder Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Yellowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yellowood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
How Far From Hulmeville Terrace 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 Hulmeville Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hulmeville Terrace and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hulmeville Terrace to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hulmeville Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hulmeville Terrace 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 Hulmeville Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1401, Longitude: -74.9007 In this case, the coordinates for Hulmeville Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.302 degrees. |
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