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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 Seyfert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seyfert 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 Seyfert:
- 40.288426, -75.883537
- 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 Seyfert
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Seyfert is near Chester County and also Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Seyfert
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seyfert ...
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.
- Fairway
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairway is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Farming Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
- Flying Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Freemanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freemanville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenview is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Grill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grill
- Heisters Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Hunters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lincolnwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Long Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Pond is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marywood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Neversink
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neversink is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
- Pathfinder Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Ramblewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Park
- Silvertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Stonetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonetown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Wingspread
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
How Far From Seyfert 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 Seyfert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seyfert and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Seyfert to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seyfert) 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 Seyfert 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 Seyfert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2884, Longitude: -75.8835 In this case, the coordinates for Seyfert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.102 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.762 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.663 degrees. |
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