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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 Blue Bell Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Bell Gardens 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 Blue Bell Gardens:
- 40.163400, -75.275600
- 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 Blue Bell Gardens
- 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 Blue Bell Gardens is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Blue Bell Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Bell Gardens ...
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.
- Acorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Cold Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Far-A-Field
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hickorytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Meadow Wick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Merrybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Mews at Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsons Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Spring House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Townline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Blue Bell Gardens 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 Blue Bell Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Bell Gardens and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Bell Gardens to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 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 '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- Blue Bell Gardens) 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 Blue Bell Gardens 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 Blue Bell Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1634, Longitude: -75.2756 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Bell Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.751 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.453 degrees. |
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