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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 Line Lexington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Line Lexington 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 Line Lexington:
- 40.289273, -75.261008
- 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 Line Lexington
- 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 Line Lexington is near Montgomery County and also Indiana 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 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 Line Lexington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Line Lexington ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
- Bridle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Cowpath Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cross Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gristmill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Heather Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Hunters Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
- Imperial Arms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
- Little Farm Trace Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Patriot Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Winners Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Yorkshire Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
How Far From Line Lexington 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 Line Lexington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Line Lexington and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Line Lexington 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 134 miles [215.7 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 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 from Point A (ie- Line Lexington) 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 Line Lexington 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 Line Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2893, Longitude: -75.2610 In this case, the coordinates for Line Lexington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.342 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.393 degrees. |
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