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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 Sheffield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheffield Village 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 Sheffield Village:
- 40.153500, -75.360500
- 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 Sheffield Village
- 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 Sheffield Village is near Indiana County and also Chester 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 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 Sheffield Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield Village ...
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.
- Candlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
- Cinnamon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harley Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Meadow Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mews at Valley Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
- Providence Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
- Providence Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Meadows
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sunnyside Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Farms
- Swedesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Sweet Briar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Town Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Town Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
- Townline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Trooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wooded Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wooded Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen
How Far From Sheffield Village 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 Sheffield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheffield Village and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sheffield Village 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 4,357 miles [7,011.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheffield Village) 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 Sheffield Village 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 Sheffield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1535, Longitude: -75.3605 In this case, the coordinates for Sheffield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.802 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.401 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.494 degrees. |
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