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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 Devon Close, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devon Close 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 Devon Close:
    • 40.066778, -74.954613
    • 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 Devon Close
  • 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 Devon Close is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Devon Close

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devon Close ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Blue Grass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Carriage Stop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Echo Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
  • Echo Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Flushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Maple Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Maple Shade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Normandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Orchard View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Pauls Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
    • Pennypack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pennypack is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack
    • Pennypack Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypack Woods
    • Pennypacker Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pennypacker Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Park
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sharper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharper is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper
    • Skin Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Skin Corner is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skin Corner
    • Union Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Landing is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Devon Close 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 Devon Close to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Devon Close and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Devon Close to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 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 137 miles [220.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Devon Close) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Devon Close 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 Devon Close. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0668, Longitude: -74.9546       In this case, the coordinates for Devon Close have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.569 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.124 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.356 degrees.