Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lindenfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindenfield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lindenfield

• 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 Lindenfield:
  • 40.292700, -75.214000
  • 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 Lindenfield

• 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 Lindenfield is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Lindenfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindenfield ...

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.

• Bramble Gate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
• Castle Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
• Eureka
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Farm School
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Farm School is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Heather Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
• Little Farm Trace Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Farm Trace Park is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farm Trace Park
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Patriot Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
• Tradesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tradesville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Winners Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle

How Far From Lindenfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindenfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lindenfield and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lindenfield to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 136 miles [218.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'