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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 Spring Mount Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Mount Summit and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Spring Mount Summit:
    • 40.256900, -75.467500
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spring Mount Summit
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Mount Summit ...

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.

  • Chestnut Pointe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
    • Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
  • Creamery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creamery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
    • Creamery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creamery <2>
  • Delphi
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
    • Delphi is located in Montgomery County
  • Fox Heath
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
    • Fox Heath is located in Montgomery County
  • Frederick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Montgomery County
  • Golf Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
    • Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Harley Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harley Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
    • Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Harleysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Towne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
    • Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
  • Heather View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
    • Heather View is located in Montgomery County
  • Kingscote
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingscote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
    • Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
  • Limerick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Limerick Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
      • Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
    • Limerick Greene
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
      • Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
    • Obelisk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obelisk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
      • Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
    • Pennypacker Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
      • Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
    • Providence Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
      • Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Shirks Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
      • Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
    • Sugar Hill Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
      • Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
    • Summer Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
      • Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Walnut Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
      • Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Walnut Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
      • Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Spring Mount Summit to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spring Mount Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spring Mount Summit and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Mount Summit to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Mount Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Spring Mount Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Mount Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2569, Longitude: -75.4675       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Mount Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Spring Mount Summit to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.856 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.496 degrees.




 

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