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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 Hyson Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyson Hill 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 Hyson Hill:
    • 39.795380, -76.568578
    • 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 Hyson Hill
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Hyson Hill is near Baltimore County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Hyson Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyson Hill ...

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.

  • Bacon Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bacon Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
  • Bruce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bruce is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Cross Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cross Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
  • Cross Roads
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cross Roads is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Grove Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Harris Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Highrock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highrock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highrock
  • Holiday Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Muddy Creek Forks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
    • Nestling Wind
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
    • Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Springvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Springvale is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Stewartstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterstown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hyson Hill and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hyson Hill to York, 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 four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' (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- Hyson Hill) 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 Hyson Hill 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 Hyson Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7954, Longitude: -76.5686       In this case, the coordinates for Hyson Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.55 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.192 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.161 degrees.