Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Center Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Square and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Center Square
- 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 Center Square:
- 40.166970, -75.290222
- 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 Center Square
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Center Square is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Center Square ...
We found five communities that share the name Center Square.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Center Square.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lancaster County
- This Center Square is located in Lancaster County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west of the Center Square that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Center Square.
- Perry County
- This Center Square is located in Perry County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west of the Center Square that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Center Square.
- Lancaster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Center Square is located in Switzerland County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west of the Center Square that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Center Square.
- Missouri
- Jackson 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 Missouri community of Center Square [Jackson County].
- New Jersey
- Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Center Square [Gloucester County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Square ...
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.
- Acorn
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
- Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Bell <4>
- Clover Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Far-A-Field
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Far-A-Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Meadow Wick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Mermaid Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermaid Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Mews at Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mews at Blue Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Stuarts Keep
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuarts Keep have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Townline
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Village Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Center Square 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 Center Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Square and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Center Square to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 127 miles [204.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Square. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Center Square) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1670, Longitude: -75.2902 In this case, the coordinates for Center Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Center Square 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Center Square to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.458 degrees. |