Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atglen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atglen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atglen
- 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 Atglen:
- 39.948788, -75.973062
- 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 Atglen
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Atglen is near Lancaster County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atglen ...
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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Chester County
- Blackhorse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Chester County
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <2>
- Compass
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap
- Gap is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap <2>
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Glennville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Chester County
- Limeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Ninepoints
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninepoints have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County
- Steelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Chester County
How Far From Atglen 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 Atglen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Atglen and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Atglen to West Chester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Atglen: www.atglen.org/
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Atglen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atglen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9488, Longitude: -75.9731 |
| <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 Atglen 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 307.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.801 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.843 degrees. |