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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 Green:
40.301190, -75.839599
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.
We found one communities that share the name Devon Green.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Devon Green is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Devon Green in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Virginia
Stafford County
This Devon Green is located in Stafford County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest of the Devon Green that is located in Berks County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Devon Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devon Green ...
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.
Fairway (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Devon Green and extending to:
Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West Northwest.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Devon Green to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Devon Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devon Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3012, Longitude: -75.8396 In this case, the coordinates for Devon Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Devon Green to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.074 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.733 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.639 degrees.