Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heartsease, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heartsease and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heartsease
- 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 Heartsease:
- 39.896000, -75.590900
- 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 Heartsease
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Heartsease is near Delaware County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heartsease ...
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.
- Allegiance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegiance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegiance
- Allegiance is located in Chester County
- Coventry Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
- Coventry Village is located in Chester County
- Deer Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Pointe
- Deer Pointe is located in Chester County
- Elam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fair Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadow
- Fair Meadow is located in Chester County
- Fieldpoint
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldpoint
- Fieldpoint is located in Chester County
- Fox Lair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Grace Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Villa
- Grace Villa is located in Chester County
- Keepsake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Painters Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painters Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Crossroads
- Painters Crossroads is located in Delaware County
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Chester County
- Seal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Heartsease to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heartsease to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heartsease and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Heartsease 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heartsease. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Heartsease) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heartsease. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8960, Longitude: -75.5909 In this case, the coordinates for Heartsease have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Heartsease to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.701 degrees. |