Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elverson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elverson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elverson
- 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 Elverson:
- 40.156780, -75.833080
- 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 Elverson
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Elverson is near Berks County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Elverson ...
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.
- Cold Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Dampman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Geigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Joanna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Joanna is located in Berks County
- Joanna Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joanna Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
- Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
- Joanna Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joanna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
- Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
- Lewis Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mills
- Lewis Mills is located in Chester County
- Pine Swamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Pine Swamp is located in Chester County
- Plowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
- Plowville is located in Berks County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Scarlets Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
How Far From Elverson 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 Elverson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elverson and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elverson to West Chester, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elverson: www.elverson.org/
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Elverson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elverson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1568, Longitude: -75.8331 |
| <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 Elverson 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 307.083 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.696 degrees. |