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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 Franconia Hunt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franconia Hunt and the surrounding area.
- 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 Franconia Hunt:
- 40.309900, -75.344900
- 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 Franconia Hunt
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Franconia Hunt is near Bucks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Franconia Hunt
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franconia Hunt ...
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.
- Bramble Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
- Bridle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Cowpath Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cross Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Gristmill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Harley Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
- Harleysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
- Hunter Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
- Hunters Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
- Kingscote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
- Mainland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mews at Wickford Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
- Pear Tree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Reliance
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Ridge Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Sellersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Society Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
- Summerwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Yorkshire Commons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
How Far From Franconia Hunt 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 Franconia Hunt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Franconia Hunt and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Franconia Hunt to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franconia Hunt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Franconia Hunt 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 Franconia Hunt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3099, Longitude: -75.3449 In this case, the coordinates for Franconia Hunt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.42 degrees. |
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