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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 Phoenixville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phoenixville 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 Phoenixville:
- 41.877042, -72.085909
- 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 Phoenixville
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Phoenixville is near Tolland County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Phoenixville
Communities Also Named Phoenixville ...
We found two communities that are also named Phoenixville.
Within Connecticut, the name Phoenixville is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Phoenixville is located in Jefferson County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Phoenixville that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Phoenixville.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Phoenixville is located in Chester County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Phoenixville that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Phoenixville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoenixville ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Chaplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomfret Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roseland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland Park is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Stetson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wormwood Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
How Far From Phoenixville 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 Phoenixville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phoenixville and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Phoenixville to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,149 miles [6,677.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phoenixville) 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 Phoenixville 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 Phoenixville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8770, Longitude: -72.0859 In this case, the coordinates for Phoenixville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.658 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.259 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.273 degrees. |
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