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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 Friendly Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendly Acres 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 Friendly Acres:
    • 41.422590, -75.054338
    • 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 Friendly Acres
  • 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

Communities Also Named Friendly Acres ...

We found three communities that share the name Friendly Acres.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Friendly Acres is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Friendly Acres is located in Guilford County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southwest of the Friendly Acres that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Friendly Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Friendly Acres is located in Washington County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendly Acres that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Friendly Acres.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Friendly Acres is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendly Acres that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Friendly Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendly Acres ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
  • Fawn Lake Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake Forest
    • Fawn Lake Forest is located in Pike County
  • Frenchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Pike County
  • Handsome Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsome Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsome Eddy
    • Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Hemlock Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Farms
    • Hemlock Farms is located in Pike County
  • Lords Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Masthope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Masthope is located in Pike County
  • Masthope Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masthope Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope Rapids
    • Masthope Rapids is located in Pike County
  • Pecks Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Pond
    • Pecks Pond is located in Pike County
  • Sunrise Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Lake
    • Sunrise Lake is located in Pike County
  • Tanglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Pike County
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Pike County

How Far From Friendly Acres to ...

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 Friendly Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friendly Acres and extending to:

  • Milford, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Friendly Acres to Milford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 123 miles [197.9 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendly Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friendly Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Friendly Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4226, Longitude: -75.0543       In this case, the coordinates for Friendly Acres 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Friendly Acres 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 306.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.258 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.81 degrees.




 

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