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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 Weisel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weisel 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 Weisel:
- 40.427325, -75.256287
- 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 Weisel
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Weisel is near Montgomery County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Weisel
Communities Also Named Weisel ...
We found one communities that are also named Weisel.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Weisel is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Weisel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This Weisel is located in Riverside County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west of the Weisel that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Weisel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weisel ...
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.
- Blooming Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- California is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Deep Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elephant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elephant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant
- Irish Meeting House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irish Meeting House is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Meeting House
- Mews at Wickford Commons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Glen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Glen
- Paletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paletown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletown
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rockhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rockhill Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill Station is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Station
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sellersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smoketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoketown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Society Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
- Stonycrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonycrest is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycrest
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Weisel 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 Weisel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weisel and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weisel to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 141 miles [226.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weisel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Weisel 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 Weisel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4273, Longitude: -75.2563 In this case, the coordinates for Weisel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.332 degrees. |
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