Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adamstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adamstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adamstown
- 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 Adamstown:
- 40.241203, -76.056330
- 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 Adamstown
- 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 Adamstown is near Lancaster County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Adamstown ...
We found four communities that share the name Adamstown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Adamstown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Adamstown in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adamstown, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adamstown ...
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.
- Birdland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Clover Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Clover Park is located in Berks County
- Cornwall Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Terrace
- Cornwall Terrace is located in Berks County
- Fivepointville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivepointville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivepointville
- Fivepointville is located in Lancaster County
- Flying Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Freemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Fritztown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Frysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Green Valley Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Gardens
- Green Valley Gardens is located in Berks County
- Grill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Berks County
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- Maple Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Maple Grove Park is located in Berks County
- Phoebe Berks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoebe Berks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebe Berks Village
- Phoebe Berks Village is located in Berks County
- Plowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Red Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ridge Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Sinking Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <3>
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Weaverland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Maple Grove Park
How Far From Adamstown 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 Adamstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adamstown and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adamstown to Reading, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adamstown. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adamstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adamstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2412, Longitude: -76.0563 In this case, the coordinates for Adamstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Adamstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.758 degrees. |