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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 Pine Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forge 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 Pine Forge:
- 40.282873, -75.690743
- 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 Pine Forge
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Pine Forge is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Pine Forge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forge ...
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.
- Amityville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amityville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cider Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
- Earlville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Halfway House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Indian Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Little Oley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Weavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weavertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Pine Forge 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 Pine Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Forge and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Forge to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Forge) 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 Pine Forge 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 Pine Forge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2829, Longitude: -75.6907 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.582 degrees. |
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