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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 New Hanover Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hanover Square 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 New Hanover Square:
- 40.310655, -75.538514
- 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 New Hanover Square
- 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 New Hanover Square is near Berks County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for New Hanover Square
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hanover Square ...
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.
- Anise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Delphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fox Heath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Heath is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
- Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golf Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Halfway House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Hillegass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Layfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerick Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(5 miles [8 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 southeast)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Randy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ringing Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Shirks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
- Summer Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Terrace Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
How Far From New Hanover Square 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 New Hanover Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Hanover Square and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Hanover Square to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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- New Hanover Square) 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 New Hanover Square 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 New Hanover Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3107, Longitude: -75.5385 In this case, the coordinates for New Hanover Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.894 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.504 degrees. |
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