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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 Trewigtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trewigtown 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 Trewigtown:
    • 40.277328, -75.260175
    • 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 Trewigtown
  • 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 Trewigtown 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 Trewigtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trewigtown ...

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.

  • Bramble Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
  • Cowpath Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
  • Cross Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gristmill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
  • Heather Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Helen Marie Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
  • Hunters Greene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
  • Imperial Arms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Little Farm Trace Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Patriot Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
    • Unionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Winners Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
    • Yorkshire Commons
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons

How Far From Trewigtown 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 Trewigtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trewigtown and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Trewigtown to Norristown, with an average speed<2> 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 85 miles [136.8 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 134 miles [215.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Trewigtown) 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 Trewigtown 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 Trewigtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2773, Longitude: -75.2602       In this case, the coordinates for Trewigtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.731 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.34 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.398 degrees.