Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in King - of - Prussia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King - of - Prussia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for King - of - Prussia

• 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 King - of - Prussia:
  • 40.098402, -75.394476
  • 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 King - of - Prussia

• 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 King - of - Prussia is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 King - of - Prussia

Curious and Interesting Names Near King - of - Prussia ...

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.

• Audubon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Audubon
  • From King - of - Prussia to Audubon
• Candlebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
• Cannon Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
• Cinnamon Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
• Colonial Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Continental Arms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Continental Arms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Arms
• Crooked Lane Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
• Glen Hardie
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen Hardie is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hardie
• Hughes Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
• Mews at Valley Forge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
• Prussian Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
• Sweet Briar
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
• Town Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Court is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court

How Far From King - of - Prussia 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 King - of - Prussia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in King - of - Prussia and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from King - of - Prussia 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'