Buckingham Tutors

About Buckingham

Buckingham Township in Buck County, Pennsylvania, is famous for its connections to the American Revolution—Nathaneal Greene used it as an outpost in the winter of 1776, and many buildings from the colonial era are still standing as registered historical places and monuments. Buckingham Mountain graces the landscape of the township, and atop the mountain sits the Mount Gilead African Church, built before the American Civil War as a place of worship for freed and escaped slaves making lives for themselves in the north. Also on Buckingham Mountain is a gravity hill, which is something of an optical illusion for those who traverse the mountain.

A gravity hill is also referred to as a magnetic hill or a mystery spot. The layout of land surrounding a given road on a hill can make the appearance of an uphill slope appear to be a slight downhill bend. This optical illusion is caused by a missing or obstructed horizon, making it difficult for traveler to judge the slope of a given hill since the reference point for that slope is obscured or missing.

On a gravity hill, as the one located on Buckingham Mountain, cars left in neutral will appear to roll uphill, contrary to the laws of gravity. Much lore surrounds gravity hills, with superstition and folk legends developing from their varying locations. To the uninformed traveler, it may appear that the supernatural is indeed at work on a gravity hill! Tall trees on either side of a road may appear bent or distorted since the landscape is inconsistent, and with the absence of a horizon, the accuracy of human perception can certainly suffer.

Buckingham Township’s mystery spot may be a phenomenon that is easily explained with the correct understanding of how depth perception works and that the human eye assembles images in the mind. However, without a helpful explanation, or instructive moment, a gravity hill can be a confounding experience for the average traveler. Sometimes, academically, students may encounter their own gravity hills—thinking they’re moving forwards when actually, they’re back sliding in grades—and it take a tutor to correct their course and set them in the right direction. Grade Potential Tutors in Buckingham Township are equipped with the necessary skills and expertise to do this in a variety of subjects. Their clients are able to realign themselves and see subjects clearly, with a better grasp on them than before. It is through working with a tutor that students can make actual uphill progress and not accidentally fall behind when they want to push forward.