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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 Briarwyck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briarwyck 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 Briarwyck:
- 40.299200, -75.223700
- 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 Briarwyck
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Briarwyck is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Briarwyck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briarwyck ...
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.
- Bramble Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
- Bridle Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Cowpath Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cross Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Farm School
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Heather Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Hunters Greene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
- Little Farm Trace Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Orchard Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
- Patriot Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Pine Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Silverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Society Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
- Tradesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Winners Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Yorkshire Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
How Far From Briarwyck to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Briarwyck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briarwyck and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Briarwyck 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 136 miles [218.9 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 5,762 miles [9,273 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>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briarwyck) 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 Briarwyck 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 Briarwyck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2992, Longitude: -75.2237 In this case, the coordinates for Briarwyck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.707 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.317 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.373 degrees. |
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