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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 Sassamansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sassamansville 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 Sassamansville:
    • 40.342042, -75.572127
    • 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 Sassamansville
  • 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 Sassamansville is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Sassamansville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sassamansville ...

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.

  • Anise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Anise is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Churchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Churchville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Congo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Congo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Frederick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Fruitville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Gilbertsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillegass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillegass is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillegass
  • Indian Springs Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Layfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Layfield is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
  • Little Oley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Oley is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Obelisk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
    • Orchard Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Pleasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Schultzville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Schultzville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville

How Far From Sassamansville 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 Sassamansville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sassamansville to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sassamansville) 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 Sassamansville 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 Sassamansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3420, Longitude: -75.5721       In this case, the coordinates for Sassamansville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.911 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.505 degrees.