Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard Hills
- 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 Orchard Hills:
- 40.335833, -75.646380
- 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 Orchard 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Orchard Hills is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Orchard Hills ...
We found eight communities that share the name Orchard Hills.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Orchard Hills.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Armstrong County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Orchard Hills.
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Orchard Hills [Delaware County].
- Armstrong County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Orchard Hills.
- Walker County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Walker County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the west southwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Orchard Hills.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Orchard Hills.
- Washington County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Washington County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west southwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Orchard Hills.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Orchard Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Hills.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard 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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gilbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
- Halfway House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Indian Springs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
- Ironstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Layfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Little Oley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pine Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forge
- Pine Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Forge <4>
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Woodchoppertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodchoppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchoppertown
- Woodchoppertown is located in Berks County
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
How Far From Orchard 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 Orchard Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Hills and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Hills to Reading, with an average speed<5> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3358, Longitude: -75.6464 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Hills 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 Orchard 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Orchard Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.956 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.604 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.54 degrees. |