Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amityville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amityville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amityville
- 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 Amityville:
- 40.300094, -75.736302
- 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 Amityville
- 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 Amityville is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Amityville ...
We found one communities that share the name Amityville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Amityville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Amityville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Amityville is located in Suffolk County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Amityville that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Amityville.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amityville ...
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.
- Cider Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
- Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
- Earlville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Furnace Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Limekiln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lincolntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolntown
- Lincolntown is located in Berks County
- Little Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pine Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forge
- Pine Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Forge <3>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stonersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Stonetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Berks County
- Weavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Weavertown is located in Berks County
- Woodchoppertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodchoppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchoppertown
- Woodchoppertown is located in Berks County
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Yellow House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Stonersville
How Far From Amityville 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 Amityville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amityville and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amityville 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amityville. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amityville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amityville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3001, Longitude: -75.7363 In this case, the coordinates for Amityville 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 Amityville 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 307.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.594 degrees. |