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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 Collegeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collegeville 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 Collegeville:
- 40.911705, -87.155300
- 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 Collegeville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Collegeville is near Newton County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Collegeville
Communities Also Named Collegeville ...
We found four communities that are also named Collegeville.
Within Indiana, the name Collegeville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This Collegeville is located in Saline County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collegeville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Collegeville.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<1> to the west of the Collegeville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Collegeville.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Collegeville is located in Stearns County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Collegeville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Collegeville.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Collegeville is located in Montgomery County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east of the Collegeville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Collegeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collegeville ...
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.
- Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fair Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hanging Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Grove
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Moody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Newland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
How Far From Collegeville 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 Collegeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collegeville and extending to:
- Rensselaer, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Collegeville to Indianapolis, 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 6 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 553 miles [890 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Collegeville) 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 Collegeville 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 Collegeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9117, Longitude: -87.1553 In this case, the coordinates for Collegeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.124 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.612 degrees. |
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