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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 Waynewoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waynewoods 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 Waynewoods:
- 40.068700, -75.388300
- 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 Waynewoods
- 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 Waynewoods is near Chester County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Waynewoods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waynewoods ...
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.
- Candlebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
- Cannon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
- Cinnamon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Continental Arms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continental Arms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Arms
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Deepdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deepdale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepdale
- Glen Hardie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Hardie is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hardie
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hughes Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- King - of - Prussia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leopard Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leopard Lakes is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Lakes
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mews at Valley Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
- Prussian Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Rampart Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Swedeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Sweet Briar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
- Trinity House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity House is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity House
How Far From Waynewoods 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 Waynewoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waynewoods and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Waynewoods 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 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 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 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- Waynewoods) 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 Waynewoods 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 Waynewoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0687, Longitude: -75.3883 In this case, the coordinates for Waynewoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.541 degrees. |
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