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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 Cottageville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottageville 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 Cottageville:
- 40.376772, -75.078782
- 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 Cottageville
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Cottageville is near Hunterdon County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Cottageville
Communities Also Named Cottageville ...
We found four communities that are also named Cottageville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cottageville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lewis County
- This Cottageville is located in Lewis County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cottageville that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Cottageville.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Cottageville is located in Middlesex County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cottageville that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cottageville.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Cottageville is located in Colleton County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cottageville that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Cottageville.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Cottageville is located in Jackson County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cottageville that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cottageville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottageville ...
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.
- Carversville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Danboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Dyerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Gardenville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lumberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanics Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peters Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
- Pine Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Pipersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pools Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Raven Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Cottageville 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 Cottageville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottageville and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cottageville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 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 from Point A (ie- Cottageville) 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 Cottageville 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 Cottageville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3768, Longitude: -75.0788 In this case, the coordinates for Cottageville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.277 degrees. |
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