Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Geryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geryville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Geryville

• 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 Geryville:
  • 40.415377, -75.475181
  • 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 Geryville

• 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Geryville is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Geryville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geryville ...

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.

• Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chapel is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
• Corning
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Dillingerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
  • Dillingerville has also been known as:
  • Dillinger
  • Dillingers Ville
  • Dillingers
  • Dillingersville
  • Stahlers
• Finland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Finland is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
• Fruitville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Hillegass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
• Krassdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
• Palm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Palm is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm <1>
• Powder Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <1>
• Spinnerstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spinnerstown is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spinnerstown <1>
• Zionsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <1>

How Far From Geryville 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 Geryville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Geryville and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Geryville to Doylestown, 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 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 133 miles [214 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 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'