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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 Brittany Farms - Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brittany Farms - Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brittany Farms - Highlands
- 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 - Highlands:
- 40.272656, -75.21568
- 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 Brittany Farms - Highlands
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brittany Farms - Highlands ...
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 west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramble Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
- Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Cowpath Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpath Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Montgomery County
- Farm School
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm School have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Heather Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Little Farm Trace Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farm Trace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farm Trace Park
- Little Farm Trace Park is located in Bucks County
- Patriot Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Tradesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Winners Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winners Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Brittany Farms - Highlands 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 - Highlands 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 - Highlands and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- 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 Brittany Farms - Highlands 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 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brittany Farms - Highlands) to Point B. |
| <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 Brittany Farms - Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.38 degrees. |
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