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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 Whitpain Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitpain Woods 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 Whitpain Woods:
- 40.165600, -75.316700
- 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 Whitpain Woods
- 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 Whitpain Woods is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Whitpain Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitpain Woods ...
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.
- Acorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Black Horse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Blue Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clover Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
- Far-A-Field
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harley Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
- Hickorytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Meadow Wick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Wick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wick
- Mermaid Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
- Mews at Blue Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
- Providence Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Springtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stuarts Keep
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
- Sugarvalley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugarvalley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarvalley
- Town Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Court is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
- Townline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Townline is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
- Village Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle
How Far From Whitpain Woods 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 Whitpain Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitpain Woods and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Whitpain Woods 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 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 '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- Whitpain Woods) 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 Whitpain Woods 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 Whitpain Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1656, Longitude: -75.3167 In this case, the coordinates for Whitpain Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.775 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.47 degrees. |
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