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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 Valentine Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valentine 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 Valentine Estates:
- 40.153500, -75.252000
- 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 Valentine 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 Valentine Estates is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Valentine Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valentine 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 northwest)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Broad Axe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clover Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Cold Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Dublin Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Far-A-Field
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hickorytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Joshua Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Meadow Wick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Merrybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
- Mews at Blue Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parsons Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Spring House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Three Tuns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Townline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Valley Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Village Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
- Wooded Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
How Far From Valentine Estates 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 Valentine 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 Valentine Estates and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Valentine 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valentine 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 Valentine 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 Valentine Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1535, Longitude: -75.2520 In this case, the coordinates for Valentine Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.447 degrees. |
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