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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 Richland Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richland Center 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 Richland Center:
- 40.431622, -75.297614
- 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 Richland Center
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Richland Center is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Richland Center
Communities Also Named Richland Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Richland Center.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Richland Center is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Fulton County
- This Richland Center is located in Fulton County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west of the Richland Center that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Richland Center.
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Richland Center is located in Richland County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Richland Center that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Richland Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richland Center ...
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.
- Elephant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elephant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant
- Paletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paletown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletown
- Quakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rich Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoketown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
How Far From Richland Center to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Richland Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richland Center and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Richland Center to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 140 miles [225.3 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 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Richland Center) 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 Richland Center 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 Richland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4316, Longitude: -75.2976 In this case, the coordinates for Richland Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.348 degrees. |
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