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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 Trevose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trevose 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 Trevose:
- 40.139277, -74.981002
- 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 Trevose
- 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 Trevose is near Philadelphia County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Trevose
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevose ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bucktoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Carriage Stop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
- Casey Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Churchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- County Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Echo Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
- Fairless Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flushing is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Glenlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Maple Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Pauls Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shoemaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
- Street Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Street Road is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Trevose to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trevose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trevose and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trevose to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 139 miles [223.7 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 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Trevose) 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 Trevose 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 Trevose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1393, Longitude: -74.9810 In this case, the coordinates for Trevose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.145 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.336 degrees. |
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