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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 Saint Marys Seminary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Marys Seminary and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Marys Seminary:
    • 40.041777, -75.340743
    • 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 Saint Marys Seminary
  • 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 Saint Marys Seminary is near Delaware County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Saint Marys Seminary

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Marys Seminary ...

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.

  • Allgates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Allgates is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
  • Black Horse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Candlebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
  • Cannon Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
  • Cherry Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
  • Cinnamon Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
  • Colonial Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Continental Arms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continental Arms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Arms
  • Crooked Lane Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
  • Deepdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deepdale is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepdale
  • Fox Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fox Fields is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fields
  • Grassland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassland is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gulph Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hollow Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
    • Hughes Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
    • Ivy Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
    • King - of - Prussia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Prussian Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
    • Rampart Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
    • Roseglen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
    • Seven Stars
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Spring Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Swedeland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
    • Swedesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg

How Far From Saint Marys Seminary 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 Saint Marys Seminary to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Marys Seminary to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 120 miles [193.1 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 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Marys Seminary) 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 Saint Marys Seminary 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 Saint Marys Seminary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0418, Longitude: -75.3407       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Marys Seminary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.80 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.532 degrees.