Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Jerusalem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Jerusalem and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Jerusalem
- 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 Jerusalem:
- 40.448150, -75.747137
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Jerusalem
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since New Jerusalem is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Jerusalem ...
We found five communities that share the name New Jerusalem.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Jerusalem is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of New Jerusalem [Ventura County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of New Jerusalem.
- New Brunswick
- This community is historic<2> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for New Jerusalem.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This New Jerusalem is located in Logan County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<3> to the west of the New Jerusalem that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of New Jerusalem.
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Jerusalem [Lucas County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Jerusalem ...
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.
- Basket
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowers <5>
- Breezy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Corner
- Breezy Corner is located in Berks County
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Berks County
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <5>
- Longsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Longswamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lyon Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
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- Pine Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Waters
- Pine Waters is located in Berks County
- Pricetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Ringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Berks County
- Walnuttown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnuttown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnuttown
- Walnuttown is located in Berks County
- Pine Waters
How Far From New Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Jerusalem and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Jerusalem to Reading, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking 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 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Jerusalem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 New Jerusalem 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. |
| <2> | 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 New Jerusalem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Jerusalem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Jerusalem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4481, Longitude: -75.7471 In this case, the coordinates for New Jerusalem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 New Jerusalem 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 307.006 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.679 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.537 degrees. |