Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halfway House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halfway House and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halfway House
- 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 Halfway House:
- 40.282041, -75.643241
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Halfway House
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Halfway House is near Berks County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Halfway House ...
We found five communities that share the name Halfway House.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Halfway House is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Halfway House is located in Kern County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the west of the Halfway House that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Halfway House.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Halfway House is located in Worcester County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Halfway House that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Halfway House.
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Halfway House.
- Pershing County
- This community is historic and although located in Pershing County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Halfway House.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Halfway House.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halfway House ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <5>
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - High Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Indian Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
- Ironstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Little Oley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Pine Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forge
- Pine Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Forge <5>
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- Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Randy Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ringing Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringing Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringing Rock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Terrace Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Pottstown
How Far From Halfway House 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 Halfway House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halfway House 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 Halfway House to Norristown, with an average speed<6> 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 120 miles [193.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halfway House. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Halfway House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halfway House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2820, Longitude: -75.6432 In this case, the coordinates for Halfway House have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halfway House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Halfway House could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Halfway House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.599 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.562 degrees. |