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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 Prospectville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospectville 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 Prospectville:
- 40.212103, -75.185836
- 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 Prospectville
- 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 Prospectville is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Prospectville
Communities Also Named Prospectville ...
We found one communities that are also named Prospectville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Prospectville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Prospectville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Prospectville is located in Middlesex County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prospectville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Prospectville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospectville ...
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.
- Carpenters Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Dublin Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Maple Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Meetinghouse Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
- Parsons Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Saw Mill Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Spring House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Squires Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
- Three Tuns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winners Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
- Wooded Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
How Far From Prospectville 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 Prospectville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prospectville and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prospectville to Norristown, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 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 133 miles [214 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Prospectville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Prospectville 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 Prospectville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2121, Longitude: -75.1858 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.393 degrees. |
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