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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 Spinnerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spinnerstown 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 Spinnerstown:
- 40.438989, -75.437125
- 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 Spinnerstown
- 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 Spinnerstown is near Lehigh County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Spinnerstown
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spinnerstown ...
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.
- Brick Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Dillingerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Finland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Finland is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Krassdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Palm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Quakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Ridge Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Rocky Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Zionhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Zionsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Spinnerstown 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 Spinnerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spinnerstown and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spinnerstown to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 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 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 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 '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- Spinnerstown) 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 Spinnerstown 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 Spinnerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4390, Longitude: -75.4371 In this case, the coordinates for Spinnerstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.406 degrees. |
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