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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 Mohns Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mohns Hill 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 Mohns Hill:
- 40.275925, -76.046051
- 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 Mohns 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Mohns Hill is near Lancaster County and also Bedford 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 Bedford 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 Mohns Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mohns 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.
- Birdland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdland is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Clover Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Cornwall Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall Terrace is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Terrace
- Fivepointville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
- Flying Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Freemanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Fritztown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fritztown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritztown
- Green Valley Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Maple Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Phoebe Berks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Ridge Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- Sinking Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mohns 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 Mohns 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 Mohns Hill and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mohns Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 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 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 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' (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- Mohns 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 Mohns 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 Mohns Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2759, Longitude: -76.0461 In this case, the coordinates for Mohns Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.20 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.739 degrees. |
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