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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 Norris Hills Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norris Hills Court 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 Norris Hills Court:
    • 40.127800, -75.318400
    • 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 Norris Hills Court
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Norris Hills Court is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Norris Hills Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norris Hills Court ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Blue Bell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Broad Axe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Candlebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
  • Cinnamon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
  • Cold Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
  • Crooked Lane Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
  • Far-A-Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Harley Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
  • Hickorytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
  • Hughes Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ivy Rock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
    • Joshua Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
    • Meadow Wick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
    • Mermaid Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
    • Mews at Blue Bell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
    • Plymouth Meeting
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
    • Prussian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
    • Seven Stars
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Springtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Stuarts Keep
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
    • Swedeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
    • Swedesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
    • Sweet Briar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Town Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Town Court is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
    • Townline
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Townline is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
    • Village Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle

How Far From Norris Hills Court 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 Norris Hills Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Norris Hills Court to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 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- Norris Hills Court) 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 Norris Hills Court 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 Norris Hills Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1278, Longitude: -75.3184       In this case, the coordinates for Norris Hills Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.371 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.486 degrees.