Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Overbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Overbrook
- 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 Overbrook:
- 39.989279, -75.243237
- 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 Overbrook
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Overbrook is near Montgomery County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Overbrook ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Overbrook.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Overbrook.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- Montgomery County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Overbrook is located in Frederick County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Overbrook that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Overbrook.
- Prince George's County
- This Overbrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest of the Overbrook that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Overbrook.
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Overbrook is located in Camden County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Overbrook that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Overbrook.
- Essex 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 New Jersey community of Overbrook [Essex County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Overbrook lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north of the Overbrook that is located in Allegheny County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overbrook ...
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.
- Allgates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
- Allgates is located in Delaware County
- Bywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Francisville is located in Philadelphia County
- Garden Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Garden Court is located in Philadelphia County
- Grassland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Grays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
- Hollow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
- Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Kellyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Delaware County
- Nicetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pilgrim Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Gardens
- Pilgrim Gardens is located in Delaware County
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- Roseglen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County
- Spruce Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Spruce Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Strawberry Mansion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Mansion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Mansion
- Strawberry Mansion is located in Philadelphia County
- University City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Roseglen
How Far From Overbrook 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 Overbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overbrook and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Overbrook to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Overbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Overbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9893, Longitude: -75.2432 In this case, the coordinates for Overbrook 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Overbrook 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 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 Overbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.313 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.513 degrees. |