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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:
- 40.185253, -75.450666
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Collegeville is near Chester County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Collegeville
Communities Also Named Collegeville ...
We found four communities that are also named Collegeville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Collegeville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collegeville that is located in Montgomery 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 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Collegeville that is located in Montgomery 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 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west of the Collegeville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Collegeville.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Collegeville is located in Stearns County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Collegeville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns 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.
- Chestnut Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
- Creamery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Harmony Towne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Heather View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heather View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
- Pennypacker Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
- Providence Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Providence Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence Green is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Green
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Providence Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
- Providence Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Providence Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Meadows
- Providence Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
- Providence Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Providence Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Ridge
- Providence View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence View
- Riverwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwalk is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Sugar Hill Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
- Sunnyside Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Farms
- Trooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
- Walnut Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
- Winding River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winding River is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River
- Wooded Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wooded Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen
How Far From Collegeville 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 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:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Collegeville to Harrisburg, 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 5 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 122 miles [196.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 40.1853, Longitude: -75.4507 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.519 degrees. |
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