Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Renninger Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Renninger Tract and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Renninger Tract

• 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 Renninger Tract:
  • 40.173500, -75.528400
  • 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 Renninger Tract

• 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 Renninger Tract is near Chester County and also Erie 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 Erie 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 Renninger Tract

Curious and Interesting Names Near Renninger Tract ...

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.

• Chestnut Pointe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
• Fords Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
• Ironsides
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ironsides is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
• Mingo
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
• Orchard Courts
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
• Providence Forge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
• Rivers Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rivers Bend is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
• Riverwalk
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverwalk is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Spring City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring City is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <1>
• Walnut Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
• Walnut Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
• Winding River
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Winding River is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River

How Far From Renninger Tract 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 Renninger Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Renninger Tract and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Renninger Tract 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 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 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'