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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 Green Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Lane 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 Green Lane:
- 40.337045, -75.469623
- 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 Green Lane
- 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 Green Lane is near Bucks County and also Lehigh 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 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 Green Lane
Communities Also Named Green Lane ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Lane.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Green Lane is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Green Lane in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Green Lane lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the north of the Green Lane that is located in Montgomery County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Lane ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Delphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Finland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Finland is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Harleysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillegass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Kingscote
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
- Layfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Obelisk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Pleasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridge Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Shirks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
How Far From Green Lane 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 Green Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Lane and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Lane to Norristown, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six 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 129 miles [207.6 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 4,355 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 '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- Green Lane) 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 Green Lane 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 Green Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3370, Longitude: -75.4696 In this case, the coordinates for Green Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.463 degrees. |
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