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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 Rolling Hill Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Hill Acres 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 Rolling Hill Acres:
- 40.527324, -75.169618
- 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 Rolling Hill Acres
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Rolling Hill Acres is near Hunterdon County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Rolling Hill Acres
Communities Also Named Rolling Hill Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Rolling Hill Acres.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Rolling Hill Acres is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Rolling Hill Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Rolling Hill Acres is located in Athens County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rolling Hill Acres that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Rolling Hill Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Hill Acres ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Bucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bucksville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Clay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
- Erwinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everbreeze Plateau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Finesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
- Gallows Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gallows Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Jugtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jugtown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Narrowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Narrowsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Upper Black Eddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Rolling Hill Acres 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 Rolling Hill Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rolling Hill Acres and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Hill Acres to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> 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 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 149 miles [239.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolling Hill Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rolling Hill Acres 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 Rolling Hill Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5273, Longitude: -75.1696 In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Hill Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.251 degrees. |
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