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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 Linfield Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linfield Woods 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 Linfield Woods:
- 40.213500, -75.559400
- 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 Linfield Woods
- 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 Linfield Woods 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 Linfield Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linfield Woods ...
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 east)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Fords Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
- Fricks Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Golf Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Limerick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Orchard Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Pennypacker Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Providence Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Randy Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Terrace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Walnut Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
How Far From Linfield Woods 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 Linfield Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linfield Woods and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linfield Woods to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 69 miles [111 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 three full 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 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 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- Linfield Woods) 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 Linfield Woods 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 Linfield Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2135, Longitude: -75.5594 In this case, the coordinates for Linfield Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.915 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.538 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.554 degrees. |
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