Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Iron Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iron Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Iron Hill
- 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 Iron Hill:
- 40.608432, -75.342957
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Iron 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Iron Hill is near Lehigh County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- eBird sighting report for Bucks 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Iron Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Iron Hill.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Iron Hill is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Iron Hill is located in Carter County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Iron Hill that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Iron Hill.
- Crittenden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Iron Hill [Crittenden County].
- Maryland
- Quebec
- This Iron Hill lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Iron Hill that is located in Northampton County.
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- This Iron Hill is located in Dickson County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Iron Hill that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Iron Hill.
- Rhea County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Iron Hill [Rhea County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iron 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.
- Butztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butztown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butztown
- Butztown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butztown <5>
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Northampton County
- Fountain Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
- Freemansburg is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freemansburg <5>
- Lime Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
- Marlin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
- Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
- Specktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springtown <5>
- Star Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Steel City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Lehigh County
How Far From Iron Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Iron Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Iron Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Iron Hill and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Iron Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 148 miles [238.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Iron Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iron Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6084, Longitude: -75.3430 In this case, the coordinates for Iron Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Iron Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Iron Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Iron Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.75 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.292 degrees. |