Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Modena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Modena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Modena
- 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 Modena:
- 39.963440, -75.808279
- 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 Modena
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Modena is near Lancaster County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Modena ...
We found six communities that share the name Modena.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Modena is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New York
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Modena ...
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.
- Buck Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Knoll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cedar Knoll is located in Chester County
- Coatesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
- Coatesville is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
- Doe Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Fisherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Chester County
- Gallagherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagherville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagherville
- Gallagherville is located in Chester County
- Goosetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Romansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romansville
- Romansville is located in Chester County
- Spruces
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Towerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Chester County
- Wagontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Modena to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Modena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Modena and extending to:
- West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Modena to West Chester, with an average speed<6> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Modena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Modena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Modena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9634, Longitude: -75.8083 In this case, the coordinates for Modena 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 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 Modena 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Modena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.084 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.691 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.766 degrees. |