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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 West Conshohocken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Conshohocken 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 West Conshohocken:
- 40.068443, -75.318795
- 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 West Conshohocken
- 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 West Conshohocken is near Indiana County and also Delaware 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 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 West Conshohocken
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Conshohocken ...
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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Candlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
- Cannon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
- Cherry Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cinnamon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
- Cold Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Gulph Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickorytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Hollow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
- Hughes Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ivy Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Joshua Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Marble Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prussian Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Rampart Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Roseglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Seven Stars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Swedeland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
How Far From West Conshohocken 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 West Conshohocken to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Conshohocken and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Conshohocken 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 122 miles [196.3 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 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 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 '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- West Conshohocken) 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 West Conshohocken 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 West Conshohocken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0684, Longitude: -75.3188 In this case, the coordinates for West Conshohocken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.512 degrees. |
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