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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 Seven Stars, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Stars 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 Seven Stars:
    • 40.100387, -75.300737
    • 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 Seven Stars
  • 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 Seven Stars is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Seven Stars

Communities Also Named Seven Stars ...

We found six communities that are also named Seven Stars.

There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Seven Stars.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Adams County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Adams County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Seven Stars.
    • Chester County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Chester County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Seven Stars.
    • Huntingdon County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Seven Stars.
    • Juniata County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Juniata County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Seven Stars.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Ocean County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Seven Stars.
      • Salem County
      • This Seven Stars is located in Salem County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south of the Seven Stars that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Seven Stars.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Stars ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
  • Cherry Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
  • Cold Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
  • Crooked Lane Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gulph Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickorytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
  • Hughes Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
  • Ivy Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
  • Joshua Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
  • Marble Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mermaid Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
    • Plymouth Meeting
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Springtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Swedeland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
    • Swedesburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Stars and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Seven Stars 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 124 miles [199.6 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 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seven Stars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Seven Stars 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 Seven Stars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1004, Longitude: -75.3007       In this case, the coordinates for Seven Stars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.771 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.358 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.49 degrees.