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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 Calico Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calico Corner 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 Calico Corner:
- 40.128721, -74.968779
- 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 Calico Corner
- 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 Calico Corner is near Philadelphia County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Calico Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Calico Corner ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bucktoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Carriage Stop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Cobalt Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Echo Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Reach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
- Edgewater Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Fairless Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Flushing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flushing is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Glenlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Maple Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Margo Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paper Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Pauls Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
- Pennypack
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack
- Pennypack Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shoemaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
- Street Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Street Road is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Winder Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Yellowood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yellowood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
How Far From Calico Corner 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 Calico Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Calico Corner and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calico Corner to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 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 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 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 '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- Calico Corner) 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 Calico Corner 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 Calico Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1287, Longitude: -74.9688 In this case, the coordinates for Calico Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.572 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.336 degrees. |
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