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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 Mingo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mingo 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 Mingo:
- 40.168862, -75.523124
- 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 Mingo
- 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 Mingo is near Chester County and also Erie 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 Erie 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 Mingo
Communities Also Named Mingo ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Mingo.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mingo is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- This Mingo is located in Jasper County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Mingo.
- Kansas
- Thomas County
- This Mingo is located in Thomas County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Mingo.
- Mississippi
- Tishomingo County
- This Mingo is located in Tishomingo County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Mingo.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Mingo is located in Stoddard County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Mingo.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mingo [Johnston County].
- Sampson County
- This Mingo is located in Sampson County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Mingo.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Mingo is located in Champaign County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Mingo.
- Vinton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Vinton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Mingo.
- Oklahoma
- Tulsa County
- This Mingo is located in Tulsa County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Mingo.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Mingo is located in Denton County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Mingo.
- Virginia
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mingo [Franklin County].
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Mingo is located in Randolph County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mingo that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mingo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mingo ...
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 north)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Collegeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corner Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corner Store is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Store
- Fords Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Heather View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heather View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
- Ironsides
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Orchard Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Pennypacker Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Providence Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Providence Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Providence Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Providence View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence View
- Rivers Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rivers Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
- Riverwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverwalk is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Walnut Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
- Winding River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winding River is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River
How Far From Mingo 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 Mingo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mingo and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mingo to Norristown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mingo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mingo 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mingo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mingo 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 Mingo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1689, Longitude: -75.5231 In this case, the coordinates for Mingo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.511 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.557 degrees. |
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