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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 Parkland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkland Heights 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 Parkland Heights:
- 40.157054, -74.941834
- 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 Parkland Heights
- 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 Parkland Heights is near Philadelphia County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Parkland Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland Heights ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bucktoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Carriage Stop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Cobalt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Fairless Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairless Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Flushing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Glenlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Goldenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maple Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Margo Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Red Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Street Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Street Road is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Yellowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood
How Far From Parkland Heights 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 Parkland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parkland Heights and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkland Heights 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 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 '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- Parkland Heights) 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 Parkland Heights 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 Parkland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1571, Longitude: -74.9418 In this case, the coordinates for Parkland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.312 degrees. |
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