Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brittany Farms at Equus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brittany Farms at Equus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brittany Farms at Equus

• 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 Brittany Farms at Equus:
  • 40.168100, -75.104000
  • 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 Brittany Farms at Equus

• 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 Brittany Farms at Equus is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Brittany Farms at Equus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brittany Farms at Equus ...

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.

• County Line
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • County Line is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Fairoaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Heaton
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heaton is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Jamestown Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
• Johnsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Lacey Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
• Meetinghouse Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
• Mill Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Paper Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
• Robert Bruce
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
• Saw Mill Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
• Shoemaker Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
• Willow Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <1>

How Far From Brittany Farms at Equus 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 Brittany Farms at Equus to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brittany Farms at Equus to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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 6,468 miles [10,409.2 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>'