Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tri-Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tri-Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tri-Hill

• 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 Tri-Hill:
  • 39.942321, -76.708579
  • 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 Tri-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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Tri-Hill is near Lancaster County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Tri-Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tri-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.

• Fayfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayfield
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hill-n-Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Homeland Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Homeland Gardens is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
• Longstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
• Randolph Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Randolph Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
• Spry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
• Violet Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Violet Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill

How Far From Tri-Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tri-Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tri-Hill and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Tri-Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'