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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 Upper Glasgow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Glasgow 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 Upper Glasgow:
- 40.269262, -75.664075
- 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 Upper Glasgow
- 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 Upper Glasgow is near Berks County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Upper Glasgow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Glasgow ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cider Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
- Glasgow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Halfway House
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- High Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Ironstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Little Oley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Oley is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oley
- Pine Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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- Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Randy Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
- Ringing Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
- Ringing Rock Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Upper Glasgow 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 Upper Glasgow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upper Glasgow and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Glasgow to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Glasgow) 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 Upper Glasgow 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 Upper Glasgow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2693, Longitude: -75.6641 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Glasgow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.576 degrees. |
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