Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monocacy Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monocacy Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monocacy Station
- 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 Monocacy Station:
- 40.261787, -75.767191
- 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 Monocacy Station
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Monocacy Station is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monocacy Station ...
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.
- Amityville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
- Amityville is located in Berks County
- Cider Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
- Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Furnace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Heisters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heisters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- High Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Lincolntown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolntown
- Lincolntown is located in Berks County
- Lincolnwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Long Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pathfinder Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pathfinder Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Pine Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forge
- Pine Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Forge <2>
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- Scarlets Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Silvertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Stonersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Stonetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Trap Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Berks County
- Weavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Weavertown is located in Berks County
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Yellow House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Scarlets Mill
How Far From Monocacy Station 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 Monocacy Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Monocacy Station and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monocacy Station to Reading, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 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 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monocacy Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Monocacy Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monocacy Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2618, Longitude: -75.7672 In this case, the coordinates for Monocacy Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Monocacy Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.624 degrees. |