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we pass this GPS location for Mount Airy:
40.064000, -75.186566
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We found 23 communities that share the name Mount Airy.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Mount Airy.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Berks County
This Mount Airy is located in Berks County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mount Airy.
Clarion County
This Mount Airy is located in Clarion County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Mount Airy.
Lancaster County
This Mount Airy is located in Lancaster County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mount Airy.
York County
This Mount Airy is located in York County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Mount Airy.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Habersham County
This Mount Airy is located in Habersham County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Mount Airy.
Kansas
Woodson 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 Kansas community of Mount Airy [Woodson County].
Louisiana
Saint John the Baptist Parish
This Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Mount Airy.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Mount Airy is located in Carroll County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Airy.
Missouri
Randolph County
This Mount Airy is located in Randolph County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Airy.
Nevada
Lander County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Mount Airy [Lander County].
New Jersey
Hunterdon County
This Mount Airy is located in Hunterdon County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Airy.
New York
Westchester County
This Mount Airy is located in Westchester County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Mount Airy.
North Carolina
Surry County
This Mount Airy is located in Surry County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mount Airy.
Ohio
Coshocton County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Mount Airy.
Hamilton County
This Mount Airy is located in Hamilton County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mount Airy.
Tennessee
Pickett County
This Mount Airy is located in Pickett County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Mount Airy.
Sequatchie County
This Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Mount Airy.
Texas
Erath 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 Texas community of Mount Airy [Erath County].
Virginia
Bedford County
This Mount Airy is located in Bedford County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Mount Airy.
Charles City County
This Mount Airy is located in Charles City County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Mount Airy.
Pittsylvania County
This Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Mount Airy.
Shenandoah County
This Mount Airy is located in Shenandoah County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Airy that is located in Philadelphia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Airy.
West Virginia
Pocahontas 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 West Virginia community of Mount Airy [Pocahontas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Airy ...
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.
Branchtown ‑ Historic (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Mount Airy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Airy and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Airy to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Airy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Airy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0640, Longitude: -75.1866 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Airy 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mount Airy 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 306.707 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.279 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.457 degrees.