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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 Pennfield Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pennfield Manor 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 Pennfield Manor:
    • 40.275700, -75.311800
    • 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 Pennfield Manor
  • 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 Pennfield Manor is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Pennfield Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pennfield Manor ...

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.

  • Bramble Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
  • Bridle Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
  • Cowpath Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
  • Cross Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
  • Gristmill Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
  • Harley Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
  • Helen Marie Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
  • Hunter Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
  • Hunter Villa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
  • Hunters Greene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
  • Imperial Arms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
  • Mainland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mainland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pear Tree Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
    • Reliance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reliance is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Summerwind
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
    • Unionville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Yorkshire Commons
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons

How Far From Pennfield Manor 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 Pennfield Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pennfield Manor to Norristown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennfield Manor) 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 Pennfield Manor 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 Pennfield Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2757, Longitude: -75.3118       In this case, the coordinates for Pennfield Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.762 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.375 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.421 degrees.