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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 Mount Penn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Penn 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 Mount Penn:
- 40.328148, -75.888816
- 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 Mount Penn
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Mount Penn is near Lancaster County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Mount Penn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Penn ...
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.
- Birdland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birdland is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
- Clover Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Farming Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Flying Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Forest Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Court is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Grill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Heisters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lincolnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Long Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marywood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Neversink
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Overlook Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
- Pathfinder Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Reading
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- Stonetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonetown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wingspread
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
How Far From Mount Penn 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 Mount Penn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Penn and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Penn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 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' (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 Penn) 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 Mount Penn 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 Mount Penn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3281, Longitude: -75.8888 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Penn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.649 degrees. |
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