Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Connaughtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Connaughtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Connaughtown
- 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 Connaughtown:
- 40.079832, -75.313794
- 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 Connaughtown
- 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 Connaughtown is near Indiana County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Connaughtown ...
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.
- Black Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Cherry Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lane Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Gulph Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills
- Gulph Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulph Mills <2>
- Hickorytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickorytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Hughes Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Ivy Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Plymouth Meeting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Meeting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Meeting
- Plymouth Meeting is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth Meeting <2>
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- Prussian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prussian Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Rampart Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rampart Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Swedeland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Swedesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Prussian Woods
How Far From Connaughtown 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 Connaughtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Connaughtown and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Connaughtown 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 122 miles [196.3 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 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Connaughtown. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Connaughtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Connaughtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0798, Longitude: -75.3138 In this case, the coordinates for Connaughtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Connaughtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.365 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.505 degrees. |