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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 Boyertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyertown 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 Boyertown:
- 40.330930, -75.636019
- 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 Boyertown
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Boyertown is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Boyertown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyertown ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Gilbertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Halfway House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Indian Springs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Layfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Little Oley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ringing Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Woodchoppertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodchoppertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchoppertown
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Boyertown 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 Boyertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boyertown and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Boyertown to Reading, 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 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 5,778 miles [9,298.8 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 4,362 miles [7,020 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyertown) 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 Boyertown 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 Boyertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3309, Longitude: -75.6360 In this case, the coordinates for Boyertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.95 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.538 degrees. |
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