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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 Rydall Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rydall Park 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 Rydall Park:
- 40.111400, -75.104500
- 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 Rydall Park
- 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 Rydall Park is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Rydall Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rydall Park ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Coventry House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Heaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jamestown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Jenkintown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennedy House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Noble
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noble is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Oak Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Paper Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pauls Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
- Rockledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Rydall Park 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 Rydall Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rydall Park and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rydall Park to Norristown, 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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 5,765 miles [9,277.9 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rydall Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rydall Park 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 Rydall Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1114, Longitude: -75.1045 In this case, the coordinates for Rydall Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.227 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.401 degrees. |
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