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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 Glengary Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glengary Highlands 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 Glengary Highlands:
- 40.214100, -75.357000
- 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 Glengary Highlands
- 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 Glengary Highlands is near Bucks County and also Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Glengary Highlands
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glengary Highlands ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gristmill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Harley Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Harley Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
- Harleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Helen Marie Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hunter Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
- Hunter Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
- Imperial Arms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
- Mainland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Merrybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Providence Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
- Providence Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Green
- Providence Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Meadows
- Sugarvalley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugarvalley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarvalley
- Summerwind
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Wooded Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooded Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen
How Far From Glengary Highlands 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 Glengary Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Glengary Highlands and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Glengary Highlands to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 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 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Glengary Highlands) 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 Glengary Highlands 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 Glengary Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2141, Longitude: -75.3570 In this case, the coordinates for Glengary Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.402 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees. |
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