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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 Winners Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winners Circle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Winners Circle:
    • 40.254500, -75.212500
    • 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 Winners Circle
  • 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 Winners Circle is near Bucks County and also Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Winners Circle

Communities Also Named Winners Circle ...

We found one communities that are also named Winners Circle.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Winners Circle is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Winners Circle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Winners Circle is located in Hillsborough County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Winners Circle that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Winners Circle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winners Circle ...

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.

  • Bramble Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
  • Castle Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Cowpath Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
  • Edison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edison is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Eureka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Farm School
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Farm School is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Heather Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Helen Marie Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
  • Imperial Arms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
  • Little Farm Trace Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Merrybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parsons Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
    • Patriot Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
    • Spring House
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Squires Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
    • Tradesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tradesville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Unionville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Wooded Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
    • Yorkshire Commons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons

How Far From Winners Circle 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 Winners Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winners Circle and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winners Circle to Norristown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 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 134 miles [215.7 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winners Circle) 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 Winners Circle 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 Winners Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2545, Longitude: -75.2125       In this case, the coordinates for Winners Circle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.705 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.387 degrees.