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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 Sunny Ayr Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Ayr Estates 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 Sunny Ayr Estates:
- 40.222800, -75.342000
- 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 Sunny Ayr Estates
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Sunny Ayr Estates is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Sunny Ayr Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Ayr Estates ...
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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Cowpath Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Gristmill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Harley Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Harley Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
- Harleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Helen Marie Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hunter Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
- Hunter Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
- Imperial Arms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
- Mainland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Merrybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Sugarvalley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugarvalley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarvalley
- Summerwind
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
How Far From Sunny Ayr Estates 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 Sunny Ayr Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sunny Ayr Estates and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunny Ayr Estates 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 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny Ayr Estates) 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 Sunny Ayr Estates 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 Sunny Ayr Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2228, Longitude: -75.3420 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Ayr Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.456 degrees. |
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