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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 Bramcote, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bramcote and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bramcote:
    • 40.243035, -75.691029
    • 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 Bramcote
  • 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 Bramcote is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Bramcote

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bramcote ...

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.

  • Amityville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amityville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Bucktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cider Mill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
  • Coventryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Halfway House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Harmonyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmonyville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
  • High Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • High Meadows is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Ironstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Porters Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Porters Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Mill
    • Pottstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pottstown Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Randy Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
    • Ringing Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
    • Ringing Rock Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Woods Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woods Edge is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bramcote to Norristown, 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 most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 117 miles [188.3 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bramcote) 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 Bramcote 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 Bramcote. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2430, Longitude: -75.6910       In this case, the coordinates for Bramcote have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.991 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.629 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.599 degrees.