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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 Buttonwood Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buttonwood Farms 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 Buttonwood Farms:
    • 40.217300, -75.122800
    • 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 Buttonwood Farms
  • 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 Buttonwood Farms ...

We found one communities that share the name Buttonwood Farms.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Buttonwood Farms.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Chester County
      • This Buttonwood Farms is located in Chester County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buttonwood Farms that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Buttonwood Farms.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buttonwood Farms ...

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.

  • Breadysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breadysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
    • Breadysville is located in Bucks County
  • Carpenters Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Way have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
    • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Fairoaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Hartsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Hartsville is located in Bucks County
  • Ivybrook Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivybrook Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
    • Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Ivygreene Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivygreene Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
    • Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
  • Ivyland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivyland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyland
    • Ivyland is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivyland <3>
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
  • Lacey Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
    • Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
  • Maple Glen Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
    • Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
  • Meetinghouse Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
    • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Robert Bruce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
    • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
  • Saw Mill Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saw Mill Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
    • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Buttonwood Farms 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 Buttonwood Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buttonwood Farms to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 136 miles [218.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Buttonwood Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buttonwood Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2173, Longitude: -75.1228       In this case, the coordinates for Buttonwood Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Buttonwood Farms 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 306.655 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.364 degrees.









 

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