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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 Shoemaker Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Village:
- 40.167000, -75.069600
- 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 Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Village is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Shoemaker Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoemaker 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.
- Breadysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Breadysville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
- Casey Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- County Line
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Fairoaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Heaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Ivybrook Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
- Ivygreene Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
- Ivyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Johnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lacey Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Paper Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Robert Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
- Street Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Street Road is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Village and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shoemaker Village 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 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1670, Longitude: -75.0696 In this case, the coordinates for Shoemaker Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.363 degrees. |
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