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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 Bryn Mawr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr:
- 40.023054, -75.315016
- 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 Bryn Mawr
- 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 Bryn Mawr is near Delaware County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Bryn Mawr
Communities Also Named Bryn Mawr ...
We found seven communities that are also named Bryn Mawr.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Bryn Mawr.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Bryn Mawr is located in Allegheny County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west of the Bryn Mawr that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Bryn Mawr.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Bryn Mawr is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bryn Mawr that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Bryn Mawr.
- Georgia
- Peach County
- This Bryn Mawr is located in Peach County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bryn Mawr that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Bryn Mawr.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bryn Mawr [Cook County].
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bryn Mawr [DuPage County].
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Bryn Mawr is located in Fairfax County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bryn Mawr that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Bryn Mawr.
- Washington
- King County
- This Bryn Mawr is located in King County and lies 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bryn Mawr that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Bryn Mawr.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryn Mawr ...
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.
- Allgates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Deepdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deepdale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepdale
- Fox Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Fields is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fields
- Grassland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Gulph Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
- Hughes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Ivy Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Pilgrim Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Gardens is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Prussian Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Rampart Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Roseglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Spring Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Swedeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
How Far From Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryn Mawr and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bryn Mawr to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 120 miles [193.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryn Mawr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bryn Mawr could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0231, Longitude: -75.3150 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.529 degrees. |
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