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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 Montgomery Greeny, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montgomery Greeny and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Montgomery Greeny:
    • 40.238700, -75.224700
    • 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 Montgomery Greeny
  • 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 Montgomery Greeny is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Montgomery Greeny

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montgomery Greeny ...

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.

  • Acorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Bramble Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
  • Carpenters Way
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
  • Castle Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Clover Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
  • Cowpath Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Farm School
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farm School is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gristmill Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
  • Heather Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Helen Marie Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Imperial Arms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
    • Little Farm Trace Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maple Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Glen Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
    • Merrybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
    • Parsons Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
    • Patriot Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
    • Spring House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Squires Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
    • Three Tuns
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
    • Tradesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tradesville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Winners Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
    • Wooded Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
    • Yorkshire Commons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons

How Far From Montgomery Greeny 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 Montgomery Greeny to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Montgomery Greeny and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Montgomery Greeny to Norristown, with an average speed<3> 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 87 miles [140 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 133 miles [214 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 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 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- Montgomery Greeny) 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 Montgomery Greeny 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 Montgomery Greeny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2387, Longitude: -75.2247       In this case, the coordinates for Montgomery Greeny have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.714 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.314 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.399 degrees.