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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 Hyde Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyde Villa 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 Hyde Villa:
- 40.376992, -75.929847
- 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 Hyde Villa
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Hyde Villa is near Lancaster County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Hyde Villa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyde Villa ...
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.
- Basket
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Basket is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
- Birdland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birdland is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Breezy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Breezy Corner is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Corner
- Cherokee Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
- Clover Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Cornwall Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall Terrace is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Terrace
- Farming Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Forest Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Court is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
- Foxchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxchase is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Grill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Heather Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Maiden Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
- Marywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marywood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Neversink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Overlook Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
- Ramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Reading
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- River View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River View Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Rivers Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
- Shadow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Sinking Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens
How Far From Hyde Villa 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 Hyde Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hyde Villa and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Hyde Villa to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hyde Villa) 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 Hyde Villa 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 Hyde Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3770, Longitude: -75.9298 In this case, the coordinates for Hyde Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.122 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.646 degrees. |
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