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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 Candlebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Candlebrook 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 Candlebrook:
- 40.097800, -75.370700
- 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 Candlebrook
- 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 Candlebrook is near Chester County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Candlebrook
Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlebrook ...
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.
- Cannon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
- Cinnamon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Continental Arms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continental Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Arms
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Glen Hardie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Hardie is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hardie
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Ivy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- King - of - Prussia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mews at Valley Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
- Prussian Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rampart Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Swedeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Sweet Briar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Town Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
How Far From Candlebrook 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 Candlebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Candlebrook and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Candlebrook 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 121 miles [194.7 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Candlebrook) 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 Candlebrook 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 Candlebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0978, Longitude: -75.3707 In this case, the coordinates for Candlebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.521 degrees. |
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