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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.

  • 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 Collegeville:
    • 45.593861, -94.364086
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Collegeville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Collegeville ...

We found four communities that share the name Collegeville.

Within Minnesota, the name Collegeville is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Collegeville is located in Saline County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the south of the Collegeville that is located in Stearns 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 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the west of the Collegeville that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Collegeville.
    • Indiana
      • Jasper County
      • This Collegeville is located in Jasper County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Collegeville that is located in Stearns County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Collegeville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Collegeville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Collegeville that is located in Stearns 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.

  • Cold Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
  • Evergreen Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Stearns County
  • Holdingford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <3>
  • Jacobs Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
    • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
  • Pleasant Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
  • Riverview Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
    • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>

How Far From Collegeville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Collegeville to Saint Cloud, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Collegeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Collegeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collegeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5939, Longitude: -94.3641    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.079 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.133 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.084 degrees.




 

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