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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 Fruitville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruitville 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 Fruitville:
- 40.394854, -75.534804
- 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 Fruitville
- 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 Fruitville is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Fruitville
Communities Also Named Fruitville ...
We found four communities that are also named Fruitville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fruitville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lancaster County
- This Fruitville is located in Lancaster County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fruitville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Fruitville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- This Fruitville is located in Sarasota County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fruitville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Fruitville.
- Minnesota
- Benton County
- This Fruitville is located in Benton County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fruitville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Fruitville.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Fruitville is located in Howell County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fruitville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Fruitville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruitville ...
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.
- Anise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Churchville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Congo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillegass
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Krassdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Palm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powder Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
How Far From Fruitville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fruitville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruitville and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fruitville to Norristown, 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 most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fruitville 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 Fruitville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3949, Longitude: -75.5348 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.884 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.532 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.467 degrees. |
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