Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Powelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powelton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Powelton
- 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 Powelton:
- 39.958446, -75.191012
- 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 Powelton
- 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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Since Powelton is near Montgomery County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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
Communities Also Named Powelton ...
We found five communities that share the name Powelton.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Powelton.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Centre County
- Huntingdon County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powelton ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Fishtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Francisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Francisville is located in Philadelphia County
- Garden Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Garden Court is located in Philadelphia County
- Grays Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
- Northern Liberties
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Liberties have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
- Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County
- Point Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County
- Poplar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Queen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County
- Spruce Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Spruce Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Strawberry Mansion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Mansion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Mansion
- Strawberry Mansion is located in Philadelphia County
- University City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
How Far From Powelton 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 Powelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powelton and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Powelton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 122 miles [196.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Powelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powelton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9584, Longitude: -75.1910 In this case, the coordinates for Powelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Powelton 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 306.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.503 degrees. |