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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 Gilbertsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville:
    • 40.319770, -75.610055
    • 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 Gilbertsville
  • 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 Gilbertsville is near Berks County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Gilbertsville

Communities Also Named Gilbertsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Gilbertsville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Gilbertsville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Marshall County
      • This Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gilbertsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Gilbertsville.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the north of the Gilbertsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Gilbertsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbertsville ...

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 east)
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Congo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Halfway House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Indian Springs Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ironstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Layfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Layfield is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
  • Little Oley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Little Oley is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Pine Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Randy Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
    • Ringing Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
    • Ringing Rock Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
    • Schultzville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Schultzville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville

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

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbertsville 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 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 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 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Gilbertsville) 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 Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3198, Longitude: -75.6101       In this case, the coordinates for Gilbertsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.936 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.579 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.531 degrees.