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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 Walnut Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Farms 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 Walnut Farms:
- 40.204800, -75.520700
- 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 Walnut Farms
- 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 Walnut Farms is near Chester County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Walnut Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Farms ...
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.
- Chestnut Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Fords Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
- Golf Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golf Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Ridge
- Heather View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heather View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
- Limerick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Limerick Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Limerick Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Center
- Limerick Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Limerick Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Greene
- Mingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Orchard Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Pennypacker Road
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Providence Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Summer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Chase
- Walnut Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
How Far From Walnut Farms to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walnut Farms and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Farms to Norristown, with an average speed<3> 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 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 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Farms) 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 Walnut Farms 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 Walnut Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2048, Longitude: -75.5207 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.893 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.541 degrees. |
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