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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Providence Meadows.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Providence Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Providence Meadows 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 Providence Meadows:
- 40.173700, -75.411900<1>
- 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 Providence Meadows
- 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 Providence Meadows is near Chester County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Providence Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Providence Meadows ...
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.
- Audubon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colony Arms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colony Arms is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Arms
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harley Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harley Corners is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Harmony Towne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Towne is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Mews at Valley Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mews at Valley Forge is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Crossing is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
- Providence Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence Green is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Green
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Providence Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Oaks is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Providence Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Ridge is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Ridge
- Providence View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence View is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence View
- Sugar Hill Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill Farms is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Sunnyside Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunnyside Farms is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Farms
- Trooper
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wooded Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wooded Glen is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen
How Far From Providence Meadows 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 included the distance from a community such as Providence Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Providence Meadows and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Providence Meadows 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 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 123 miles [197.9 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 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Providence Meadows:
Decimal: 40.17370, -75.411900
DDMMSS: 40° 10' 25", -75° 24' 42" |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Providence Meadows 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 Providence Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1737, Longitude: -75.4119 In this case, the coordinates for Providence Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.507 degrees. |
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