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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 Society Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Society Meadows 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 Society Meadows:
- 40.355700, -75.274800
- 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 Society Meadows
- 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 Society Meadows is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Society Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Society Meadows ...
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.
- Blooming Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
- Bridle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mews at Wickford Commons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Orchard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
- Pear Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Rockhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sellersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonycrest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonycrest is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycrest
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- White Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Society Meadows 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 Society Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Society Meadows and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Society Meadows 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 137 miles [220.5 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 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Society Meadows) 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 Society Meadows 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 Society Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3557, Longitude: -75.2748 In this case, the coordinates for Society Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.733 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.371 degrees. |
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