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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 Milford Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milford Square 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 Milford Square:
- 40.437012, -75.399026
- 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 Milford Square
- 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 Milford Square is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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 Milford Square
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milford Square ...
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.
- Brick Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Finland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Finland is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Krassdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
- Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Paletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paletown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletown
- Quakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Ridge Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Smoketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smoketown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Spinnerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zionhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Milford Square 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 Milford Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milford Square and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milford Square to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 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 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milford Square) 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 Milford Square 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 Milford Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4370, Longitude: -75.3990 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.39 degrees. |
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