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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 Smiths Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiths Corner 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 Smiths Corner:
- 40.424271, -75.105172
- 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 Smiths Corner
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Smiths Corner is near Hunterdon County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Smiths Corner
Communities Also Named Smiths Corner ...
We found seven communities that are also named Smiths Corner.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Smiths Corner is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Smiths Corner [Lee County].
- New Brunswick
- This Smiths Corner lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smiths Corner that is located in Bucks County.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Smiths Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smiths Corner that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Smiths Corner.
- New York
- Albany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Smiths Corner [Albany County].
- Wyoming County
- This Smiths Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smiths Corner that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Smiths Corner.
- North Carolina
- Camden County
- This Smiths Corner is located in Camden County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the south of the Smiths Corner that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Smiths Corner.
- Nova Scotia
- This Smiths Corner lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Smiths Corner that is located in Bucks County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths Corner ...
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.
- Carversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Deep Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Peters Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
- Pipersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Tumble Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
How Far From Smiths Corner 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 Smiths Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiths Corner and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Smiths Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Smiths Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Smiths Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Smiths Corner 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 Smiths Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4243, Longitude: -75.1052 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.244 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.268 degrees. |
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