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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 Birchwood Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birchwood Terrace 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 Birchwood Terrace:
- 40.278431, -75.597961
- 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 Birchwood Terrace
- 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 Birchwood Terrace is near Berks County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Birchwood Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birchwood Terrace ...
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.
- Anise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Fricks Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Gilbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Golf Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Halfway House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Layfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Limerick Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Limerick Greene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Little Oley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Obelisk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pine Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Randy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
- Ringing Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Summer Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Terrace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
How Far From Birchwood Terrace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Birchwood Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birchwood Terrace and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birchwood Terrace to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 67 miles [107.8 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 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<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birchwood Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Birchwood Terrace 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 Birchwood Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2784, Longitude: -75.5980 In this case, the coordinates for Birchwood Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.932 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.543 degrees. |
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