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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 Barlow Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barlow Heights 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 Barlow Heights:
- 40.211768, -75.544628
- 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 Barlow Heights
- 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 Barlow Heights is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Barlow Heights
Communities Also Named Barlow Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Barlow Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Barlow Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Barlow Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Barlow Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Barlow Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Barlow Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlow Heights ...
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.
- Chestnut Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Fords Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
- Fricks Lock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Golf Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limerick Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Orchard Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Providence Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Walnut Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
How Far From Barlow Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barlow Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barlow Heights and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barlow Heights to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Barlow Heights) 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 Barlow Heights 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 Barlow Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2118, Longitude: -75.5446 In this case, the coordinates for Barlow Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.906 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.548 degrees. |
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