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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 Willow Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Manor 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 Willow Manor:
- 40.147000, -75.140800
- 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 Willow Manor
- 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 Willow Manor is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Willow Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Manor ...
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.
- Carpenters Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
- Dublin Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Fairoaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Heaton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jamestown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Jenkintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lacey Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Glen Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
- Meetinghouse Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Paper Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Pheasant Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Robert Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Saw Mill Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Three Tuns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
- Willow Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Willow Manor 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 Willow Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willow Manor and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Manor to Norristown, 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 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 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- Willow Manor) 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 Willow Manor 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 Willow Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1470, Longitude: -75.1408 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.402 degrees. |
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