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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 Joshua Knoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joshua Knoll 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 Joshua Knoll:
- 40.104600, -75.266100
- 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 Joshua Knoll
- 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 Joshua Knoll is near Philadelphia County and also Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Joshua Knoll
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joshua Knoll ...
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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cold Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Far-A-Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravers is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravers
- Hickorytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ivy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Marble Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Meadow Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mermaid Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roseglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Springtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Swedeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Townline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Valley Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Village Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Joshua Knoll 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 Joshua Knoll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Joshua Knoll and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Joshua Knoll 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two 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 5,772 miles [9,289.1 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> | 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joshua Knoll) 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 Joshua Knoll 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 Joshua Knoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1046, Longitude: -75.2661 In this case, the coordinates for Joshua Knoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.75 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.474 degrees. |
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