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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 Grundys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grundys Corner 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 Grundys Corner:
- 40.107333, -74.901555
- 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 Grundys Corner
- 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 Grundys Corner is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Grundys Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grundys Corner ...
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.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Carriage Stop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Cobalt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Echo Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
- Edgewater Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Flushing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flushing is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Goldenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Maple Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Maple Shade
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Margo Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Orchard View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Violet Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
- Winder Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Yellowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
How Far From Grundys Corner 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 Grundys Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grundys Corner and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grundys Corner to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grundys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grundys Corner 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 Grundys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1073, Longitude: -74.9016 In this case, the coordinates for Grundys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.534 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.09 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.316 degrees. |
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