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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 Brick Tavern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brick Tavern 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 Brick Tavern:
    • 40.456489, -75.384624
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brick Tavern
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Brick Tavern ...

We found one communities that share the name Brick Tavern.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Brick Tavern is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Brick Tavern in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brick Tavern that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Brick Tavern.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brick Tavern ...

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.

  • California
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Bucks County
  • Hilltop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Bucks County
  • Limeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
    • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
  • Locust Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
    • Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Paletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletown
    • Paletown is located in Bucks County
  • Quakertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
  • Rocky Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
    • Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Bucks County
  • Smoketown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoketown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
    • Smoketown is located in Bucks County
  • Spinnerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinnerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerstown
    • Spinnerstown is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spinnerstown <3>
  • Zionhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
    • Zionhill is located in Bucks County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brick Tavern and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brick Tavern to Doylestown, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brick Tavern. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brick Tavern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brick Tavern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4565, Longitude: -75.3846       In this case, the coordinates for Brick Tavern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brick Tavern to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.789 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.375 degrees.









 

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