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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 North Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Park:
    • 40.166776, -74.816274
    • 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 North Park
  • 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 North Park ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name North Park.

Within Pennsylvania, the name North Park is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This North Park is located in San Diego County and lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km]<1> to the west of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of North Park.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This North Park is located in Cook County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of North Park.
      • Winnebago County
      • This North Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the west northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of North Park.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This North Park is located in Bartholomew County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of North Park.
      • Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of North Park [Vanderburgh County].
    • Michigan
      • Kent 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 Michigan community of North Park [Kent County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This North Park is located in Lee County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Park.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of North Park.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This North Park lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Park.
    • Texas
      • Taylor 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 Texas community of North Park [Taylor County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This North Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Park.
      • Weber County
      • This North Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km] to the west northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of North Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This North Park is located in King County and lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Park.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This North Park is located in Ohio County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of North Park.
      • Putnam County
      • This North Park is located in Putnam County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the west southwest of the North Park that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of North Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine 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 Wisconsin community of North Park [Racine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Park ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Elderberry Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderberry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
  • Fairless Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldenridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
  • Oaktree Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktree Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
  • Red Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
  • Thornridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
  • Violet Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
  • Wheat Sheaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
  • Will O Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Will O Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Park and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Park to Doylestown, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- North Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1668, Longitude: -74.8163       In this case, the coordinates for North Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 North Park 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 North Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.478 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.036 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.254 degrees.




 

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