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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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadows at Lower Gwynedd and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Meadows at Lower Gwynedd
  • 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd:
    • 40.150109, -75.182953
    • 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd
  • 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadows at Lower Gwynedd ...

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.

  • Broad Axe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carpenters Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
  • Dublin Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
  • Dublin Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
  • Fairoaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Flourtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Jamestown Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
  • Maple Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Glen Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pheasant Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
    • Robert Bruce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
    • Rose Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Saw Mill Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
    • Spring House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Three Tuns
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
    • Valley Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • Willow Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wooded Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond

How Far From Meadows at Lower Gwynedd 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meadows at Lower Gwynedd and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meadows at Lower Gwynedd 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 131 miles [210.8 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadows at Lower Gwynedd) 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd 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 Meadows at Lower Gwynedd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1501, Longitude: -75.1830       In this case, the coordinates for Meadows at Lower Gwynedd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.697 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.419 degrees.