Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marywood
- 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 Marywood:
- 40.326198, -75.854898
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Marywood
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Marywood is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marywood ...
We found four communities that share the name Marywood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Marywood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marywood ...
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.
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Farming Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farming Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Forest Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
- Forest Court is located in Berks County
- Greenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Heisters Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heisters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Limekiln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lincolnwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Long Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- Neversink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Overlook Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
- Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
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- Pathfinder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pathfinder Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Ramblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Stonersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Stonetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Wingspread
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingspread have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Pathfinder Valley
How Far From Marywood 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 Marywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marywood and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Marywood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Marywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3262, Longitude: -75.8549 In this case, the coordinates for Marywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Marywood 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Marywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.081 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.744 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.635 degrees. |