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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 Niantic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niantic 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 Niantic:
- 40.378987, -75.571573
- 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 Niantic
- 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 Niantic is near Berks County and also Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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 Niantic
Communities Also Named Niantic ...
We found four communities that are also named Niantic.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Niantic is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Niantic is located in New London County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Niantic that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Niantic.
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Niantic is located in Macon County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west of the Niantic that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Niantic.
- Missouri
- Livingston County
- This Niantic is located in Livingston County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Niantic that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Niantic.
- Rhode Island
- Washington 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 Rhode Island community of Niantic [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niantic ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Churchville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Congo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fruitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Gilbertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillegass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
- Layfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Layfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Palm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
How Far From Niantic 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 Niantic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niantic and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Niantic to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 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 128 miles [206 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Niantic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Niantic 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Niantic 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 Niantic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3790, Longitude: -75.5716 In this case, the coordinates for Niantic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.556 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.49 degrees. |
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