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we pass this GPS location for Yellow House:
40.323280, -75.754658
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We found one communities that share the name Yellow House.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Yellow House is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Yellow House in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Yellow House [Berkeley County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow House ...
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.
Amityville (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limekiln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Yellow House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Yellow House and extending to:
Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow House to Reading, with an average speed<5> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yellow House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
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 from Point A (ie- Yellow House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3233, Longitude: -75.7547 In this case, the coordinates for Yellow House have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Yellow House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.022 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.677 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.593 degrees.