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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Richland Center
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Richland Center ...
We found two communities that share the name Richland Center.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Richland Center is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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.
- Indiana
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) - Paletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Quakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <3>
- Rich Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Rockhill Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
- Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Smoketown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Richland Center 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richland Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richland Center) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Richland Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.739 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.374 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.348 degrees. |