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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 Sanatoga Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanatoga Commons 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 Sanatoga Commons:
- 40.243800, -75.595500
- 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 Sanatoga Commons
- 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 Sanatoga Commons is near Chester County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Sanatoga Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanatoga Commons ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fricks Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Golf Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Halfway House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Porters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Mill
- Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Randy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
- Ringing Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Summer Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Terrace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
- Walnut Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
How Far From Sanatoga Commons to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sanatoga Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sanatoga Commons and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sanatoga Commons to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 three full 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 5,780 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>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanatoga Commons) 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 Sanatoga Commons 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 Sanatoga Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2438, Longitude: -75.5955 In this case, the coordinates for Sanatoga Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.934 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.557 degrees. |
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