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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 Wheat Sheaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheat Sheaf 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 Wheat Sheaf:
- 40.162594, -74.798903
- 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 Wheat Sheaf
- 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 Wheat Sheaf is near Burlington County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Wheat Sheaf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheat Sheaf ...
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.
- Birch Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
- Cobalt Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
- Crabtree Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Dogwood Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
- Elderberry Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
- Fairless Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence Station is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
- Goldenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Oaktree Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Thornridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Violet Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
- Will O Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
How Far From Wheat Sheaf 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 Wheat Sheaf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wheat Sheaf and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wheat Sheaf to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheat Sheaf) 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 Wheat Sheaf 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 Wheat Sheaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1626, Longitude: -74.7989 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.248 degrees. |
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