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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 Trap Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trap Rock 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 Trap Rock:
- 40.248635, -75.821154
- 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 Trap Rock
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Trap Rock is near Chester County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Trap Rock
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trap Rock ...
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.
- Cold Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Furnace Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Geigertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Heisters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
- Joanna Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
- Lincolntown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincolntown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolntown
- Lincolnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Long Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Pond is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Pathfinder Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pine Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Swamp is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Scarlets Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Silvertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Stonersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Stonetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonetown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Texas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Wingspread
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wingspread is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread
How Far From Trap Rock 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 Trap Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trap Rock and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Trap Rock to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trap Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Trap Rock 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 Trap Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2486, Longitude: -75.8212 In this case, the coordinates for Trap Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.068 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.653 degrees. |
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