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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 North Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hills 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 North Hills:
- 40.112610, -75.169620
- 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 North Hills
- 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 North Hills is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for North Hills
Communities Also Named North Hills ...
We found 25 communities that are also named North Hills.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named North Hills.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Northumberland County
- This North Hills is located in Northumberland County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of North Hills.
- York County
- This North Hills is located in York County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of North Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This North Hills is located in Lee County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Hills.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This North Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of North Hills.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This North Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of North Hills.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This North Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Hills.
- Illinois
- Lake 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 Illinois community of North Hills [Lake County].
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This North Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North Hills.
- Harford County
- This North Hills is located in Harford County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of North Hills.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This North Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of North Hills.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This North Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of North Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This North Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Hills.
- Wake County
- This North Hills is located in Wake County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Hills.
- Ohio
- Hocking 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 Ohio community of North Hills [Hocking County].
- Washington County
- This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This North Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of North Hills.
- Pickens County
- This North Hills is located in Pickens County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of North Hills.
- Spartanburg County
- This North Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Hills.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This North Hills is located in Knox County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Hills.
- Washington County
- This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This North Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of North Hills.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This North Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Hills.
- Roanoke County
- This North Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of North Hills.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This North Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of North Hills.
- Wood County
- This North Hills is located in Wood County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the west of the North Hills that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of North Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hills ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dublin Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Flourtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravers
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hill Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jenkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy House
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Pheasant Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Valley Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From North Hills 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 North Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Hills and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from North Hills to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North Hills 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Hills 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 North Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1126, Longitude: -75.1696 In this case, the coordinates for North Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.27 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.429 degrees. |
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