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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 Jenkintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown:
- 40.095875, -75.125812
- 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 Jenkintown
- 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 Jenkintown is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Jenkintown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkintown ...
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.
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Coventry House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Crescentville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Hill Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Kennedy House
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Lawn Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn Crest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Crest
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawncrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawncrest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawncrest
- Lawndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Noble
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Oaklane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oaklane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklane
- Rockledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jenkintown and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jenkintown to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 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- Jenkintown) 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 Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0959, Longitude: -75.1258 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.668 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.417 degrees. |
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