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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 Oak Lane Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Lane Station 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 Oak Lane Station:
- 40.057019, -75.131015
- 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 Oak Lane Station
- 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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Since Oak Lane Station is near Montgomery County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Oak Lane Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Lane Station ...
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.
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Coventry House
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Crescentville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fern Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Hunting Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jenkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lawn Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawn Crest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Crest
- Lawncrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawncrest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawncrest
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Oaklane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oaklane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklane
- Rockledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerdale is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Volunteertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Volunteertown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteertown
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Oak Lane Station to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oak Lane Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Oak Lane Station once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oak Lane Station and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Lane Station to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 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 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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> | 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 Oak Lane Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Lane Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oak Lane Station 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 Oak Lane Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0570, Longitude: -75.1310 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.436 degrees. |
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