Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mermaid Estates:
  • 40.143300, -75.293800
  • 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 Mermaid Estates

• 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 Mermaid Estates is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Mermaid Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mermaid Estates ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Bell <1>
• Broad Axe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Broad Axe is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Axe <1>
• Cold Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
• Far-A-Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickorytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
• Meadow Wick
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
• Mews at Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
• Seven Stars
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Springtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stuarts Keep
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
• Townline
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Townline is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
• Village Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle

How Far From Mermaid Estates 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 Mermaid Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mermaid Estates 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 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mermaid Estates 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'