Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stanwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stanwood
- 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 Stanwood:
- 40.107333, -74.952390
- 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 Stanwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Stanwood is near Philadelphia County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- eBird sighting report for Burlington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Stanwood ...
We found eight communities that share the name Stanwood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stanwood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stanwood [Houghton County].
- Mecosta County
- This Stanwood is located in Mecosta County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stanwood that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Stanwood.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanwood ...
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.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Blue Grass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
- Carriage Stop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Echo Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
- Echo Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
- Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Flushing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Maple Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
- Maple Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Margo Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margo Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
- Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pauls Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Street Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Street Road is located in Bucks County
- Winder Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winder Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County
- Yellowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pauls Run
How Far From Stanwood 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 Stanwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanwood and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stanwood to Doylestown, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 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 138 miles [222.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1073, Longitude: -74.9524 In this case, the coordinates for Stanwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stanwood 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stanwood 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 306.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.124 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.338 degrees. |