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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 Penn Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penn Square 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 Penn Square:
- 40.142886, -75.314347
- 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 Penn Square
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Penn Square is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Penn Square
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Square ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Blue Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Axe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Far-A-Field
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harley Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Hickorytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Ivy Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Joshua Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Meadow Wick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mermaid Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Springtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Swedeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Town Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Town Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
- Townline
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Penn Square 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 Penn Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Penn Square and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Penn Square to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 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- Penn Square) 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 Penn Square 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 Penn Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1429, Longitude: -75.3143 In this case, the coordinates for Penn Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.775 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.478 degrees. |
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