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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 Bala - Cynwyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bala - Cynwyd 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 Bala - Cynwyd:
- 40.006315, -75.232353
- 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 Bala - Cynwyd
- 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 Bala - Cynwyd is near Philadelphia County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Bala - Cynwyd
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bala - Cynwyd ...
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.
- Allgates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bywood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywood
- Carpenter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Cedar Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fishers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Francisville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Garden Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Court is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Grassland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hollow Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
- Hunting Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunting Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nicetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nicetown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicetown
- Roseglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spruce Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spruce Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Strawberry Mansion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Mansion is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Mansion
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Bala - Cynwyd 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 Bala - Cynwyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bala - Cynwyd and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bala - Cynwyd to Norristown, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bala - Cynwyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bala - Cynwyd 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 Bala - Cynwyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0063, Longitude: -75.2324 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.739 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.501 degrees. |
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