Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Birch Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birch Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Birch Valley

• 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 Birch Valley:
  • 40.167054, -74.827664
  • 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 Birch Valley

• 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Birch Valley is near Burlington County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Birch Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Valley ...

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.

• Cobalt Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
• Crabtree Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
• Dogwood Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
• Elderberry Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
• Fairless Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairless Hills is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairless Hills <1>
• Goldenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
• Holly Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Indian Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Oaktree Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
• Red Cedar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
• Thornridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
• Violet Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
• Wheat Sheaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
• Will O Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood

How Far From Birch Valley 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 Birch Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birch Valley and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birch Valley to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'