Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perkiomen Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkiomen Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkiomen Heights
- 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 Perkiomen Heights:
- 40.376210, -75.515737
- 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 Perkiomen 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Perkiomen Heights is near Bucks County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- eBird sighting report for Berks 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkiomen 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.
- Anise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Berks County
- Congo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Finland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fruitville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Hillegass
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Krassdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Layfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Obelisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Palm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Palm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm <2>
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <2>
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Schultzville is located in Berks County
- Spinnerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinnerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerstown
- Spinnerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spinnerstown <2>
- Lyons
How Far From Perkiomen Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Perkiomen Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Perkiomen Heights and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perkiomen Heights to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkiomen Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Perkiomen Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perkiomen Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3762, Longitude: -75.5157 In this case, the coordinates for Perkiomen Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Perkiomen Heights 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 306.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees. |