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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 Langhorne Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langhorne Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Langhorne Manor:
    • 40.165665, -74.917111
    • 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 Langhorne Manor
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Langhorne Manor is near Philadelphia County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Langhorne Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langhorne Manor ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Bridgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Bucktoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
  • Carriage Stop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairless Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
  • Flushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Glenlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Goldenridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
    • Holland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Indian Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Maple Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
    • Maple Shade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
    • Margo Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Mechanicsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Thornridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Will O Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Winder Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Yellowood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

How Far From Langhorne Manor 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 Langhorne Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Langhorne Manor to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 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' (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- Langhorne Manor) 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 Langhorne Manor 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 Langhorne Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1657, Longitude: -74.9171       In this case, the coordinates for Langhorne Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.538 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.104 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.298 degrees.