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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 Cedarbrook Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarbrook Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cedarbrook Hills:
    • 40.084900, -75.165400
    • 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 Cedarbrook Hills
  • 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 Cedarbrook Hills is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Cedarbrook Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarbrook Hills ...

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.

  • Branchtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
  • Carpenter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cedarbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Coventry House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
  • Crescentville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
  • Fern Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
  • Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
  • Fishers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fishers is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Flourtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravers
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravers
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hill Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
    • Hillside ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillside is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Ivy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
    • Jenkintown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kennedy House
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
    • Mermaid
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Milestown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Noble
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Noble is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Oak Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
    • Oaklane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaklane is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklane
    • Rockledge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Valley Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green

How Far From Cedarbrook Hills 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 Cedarbrook Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedarbrook Hills and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarbrook Hills to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarbrook Hills) 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 Cedarbrook Hills 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 Cedarbrook Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0849, Longitude: -75.1654       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarbrook Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.266 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.439 degrees.