Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Neiffer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neiffer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Neiffer

• 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 Neiffer:
  • 40.262772, -75.520135
  • 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 Neiffer

• 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 Neiffer is near Chester County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Neiffer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neiffer ...

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.

• Delphi
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Delphi is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delphi
  • From Neiffer to Delphi
• Fox Heath
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Heath is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
• Frederick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Golf Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
• Limerick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Limerick is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Limerick
  • From Neiffer to Limerick
• Limerick Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
• Limerick Greene
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
• Obelisk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Obelisk
  • From Neiffer to Obelisk
• Providence Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
• Summer Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
• Terrace Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill

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

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

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Neiffer to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'