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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 Ager Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ager Tract 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 Ager Tract:
- 40.200000, -75.307800
- 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 Ager Tract
- 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 Ager Tract is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Ager Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ager Tract ...
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.
- Acorn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Cowpath Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cross Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Far-A-Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Gristmill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Harley Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Helen Marie Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
- Hunter Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
- Imperial Arms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mainland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Meadow Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Merrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Mews at Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsons Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Spring House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Sugarvalley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sugarvalley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarvalley
- Townline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Ager Tract 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 Ager Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ager Tract and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ager Tract to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ager Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ager Tract 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 Ager Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2000, Longitude: -75.3078 In this case, the coordinates for Ager Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.451 degrees. |
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