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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Prospect Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park:
    • 39.887613, -75.306298
    • 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 Prospect Park
  • 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 Prospect Park ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Prospect Park.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Prospect Park.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Cameron County
      • This Prospect Park is located in Cameron County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Prospect Park that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Prospect Park.
    • Northampton County
      • This Prospect Park is located in Northampton County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north of the Prospect Park that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Prospect Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Prospect Park [Los Angeles County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prospect Park [Cook County].
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prospect Park [DuPage County].
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Prospect Park [Saint Clair County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Prospect Park [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Prospect Park is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west of the Prospect Park that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Prospect Park.
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Prospect Park [Ramsey County].
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Prospect Park [Kings County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Prospect Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect Park that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Prospect Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect Park ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
  • Californian
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Californian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
    • Californian is located in Delaware County
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Delaware County
  • Kellyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
  • Lester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester <4>
  • Media
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
  • Oak Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
    • Oak Lane is located in Delaware County
  • Pilgrim Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Gardens
    • Pilgrim Gardens is located in Delaware County
  • Pine Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Delaware County
  • Rose Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
  • Sackville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Sackville is located in Delaware County
  • Summits Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summits Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
    • Summits Edge is located in Delaware County

How Far From Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prospect Park and extending to:

  • Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Prospect Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 114 miles [183.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Prospect Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8876, Longitude: -75.3063       In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Prospect Park 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Prospect Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.793 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.349 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.582 degrees.









 

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