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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 Oley Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oley Line 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 Oley Line:
    • 40.343982, -75.804363
    • 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 Oley Line
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Since Oley Line is near Montgomery County and also Chester 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 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 Oley Line

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oley Line ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Basket is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
  • Beavers Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Beavers Mill is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Mill
  • Farming Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
  • Forest Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Court is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
  • Heisters Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
  • Hunters Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Run is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Limekiln
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Limekiln is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
  • Lincolnwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
  • Marywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marywood is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Mountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Park is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Overlook Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
  • Pathfinder Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ramblewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramblewood is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Stonersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stonersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
    • Stonetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonetown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
    • Weavertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Weavertown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
    • Wingspread
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wingspread is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
    • Yellow House
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow House is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House

How Far From Oley Line 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 Oley Line to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oley Line and extending to:

  • Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Oley Line to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oley Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Oley Line 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 Oley Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3440, Longitude: -75.8044       In this case, the coordinates for Oley Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.049 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.711 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.605 degrees.