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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 Oxford Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxford Valley 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 Oxford Valley:
- 40.181220, -74.866276
- 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 Oxford Valley
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Oxford Valley is near Mercer County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Oxford Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxford Valley ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
- Bucktoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Cobalt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Crabtree Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Dogwood Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
- Elderberry Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
- Fairless Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairless Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Glenlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Goldenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Holly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maple Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Oaktree Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
- Red Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Thornridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Violet Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
- Wheat Sheaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Will O Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Yellowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellowood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
How Far From Oxford Valley 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 Oxford Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oxford Valley and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oxford Valley to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | 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- Oxford Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oxford Valley 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 Oxford Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1812, Longitude: -74.8663 In this case, the coordinates for Oxford Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.506 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.269 degrees. |
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