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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 Terrace Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrace Hill 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 Terrace Hill:
    • 40.243432, -75.587960
    • 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 Terrace 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Terrace Hill is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Terrace Hill

Communities Also Named Terrace Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Terrace Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Terrace Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Terrace Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Terrace Hill that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Terrace Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Terrace Hill lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Terrace Hill that is located in Montgomery County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrace 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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Chestnut Pointe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
  • Fricks Lock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Golf Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
  • Halfway House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Limerick Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
  • Limerick Greene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
  • Porters Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Porters Mill is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Mill
  • Pottstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pottstown Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
    • Randy Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
    • Ringing Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
    • Ringing Rock Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
    • Spring City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
    • Walnut Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
    • Walnut Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms

How Far From Terrace Hill 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 Terrace Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terrace Hill and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terrace Hill to Norristown, 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 68 miles [109.4 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 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 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terrace Hill) 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 Terrace 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 Terrace Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2434, Longitude: -75.5880       In this case, the coordinates for Terrace Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.929 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.559 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.554 degrees.