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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 Limerick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Limerick 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 Limerick:
- 40.231032, -75.522136
- 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 Limerick
- 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 Limerick is near Chester County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Limerick
Communities Also Named Limerick ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Limerick.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Limerick is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Limerick is located in Liberty County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Limerick.
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Limerick is located in Bureau County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Limerick.
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Limerick [Pottawatomie County].
- Maine
- York County
- This Limerick is located in York County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Limerick.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Limerick [Grand Traverse County].
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Limerick is located in Yazoo County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Limerick.
- New Brunswick
- This Limerick lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Limerick is located in Jefferson County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Limerick.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Limerick is located in Jackson County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Limerick.
- Ontario
- This Limerick lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Limerick lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Limerick is located in Berkeley County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Limerick that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Limerick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Limerick ...
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.
- Chestnut Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
- Fox Heath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Heath is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
- Fricks Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golf Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Heather View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heather View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
- Limerick Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Orchard Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Pennypacker Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Providence Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Spring City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Summer Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Terrace Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Walnut Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
How Far From Limerick 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 Limerick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Limerick and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Limerick to Norristown, with an average speed<4> 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Limerick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Limerick could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Limerick 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 Limerick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2310, Longitude: -75.5221 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.531 degrees. |
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