Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Blair Mill Village West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blair Mill Village West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blair Mill Village West

• 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 Blair Mill Village West:
  • 40.180109, -75.121284
  • 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 Blair Mill Village West

• 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 Blair Mill Village West is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Blair Mill Village West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair Mill Village West ...

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.

• Carpenters Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
• Dublin Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
• Fairoaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Heaton
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Heaton is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Jamestown Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
• Johnsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Lacey Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
• Meetinghouse Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
• Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Robert Bruce
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
• Saw Mill Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
• Shoemaker Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
• Willow Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <1>

How Far From Blair Mill Village West 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 Blair Mill Village West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blair Mill Village West and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blair Mill Village West 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 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'