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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 Devault, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devault 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 Devault:
    • 40.074550, -75.535198
    • 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 Devault
  • 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 Devault ...

We found one communities that share the name Devault.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Devault is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Devault in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Devault lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Devault that is located in Chester County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devault ...

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.

  • Bull Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Tavern
    • Bull Tavern is located in Chester County
  • Cedar Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hollow
    • Cedar Hollow is located in Chester County
  • Chester Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Corner Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Store
    • Corner Store is located in Chester County
  • Freedom View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom View
    • Freedom View is located in Chester County
  • Glen Craig
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Craig
    • Glen Craig is located in Chester County
  • Green Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Chester County
  • Hallman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman
    • Hallman is located in Chester County
  • Hershey Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey Mill
    • Hershey Mill is located in Chester County
  • Hollow Run Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Run Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Run Farms
    • Hollow Run Farms is located in Chester County
  • Ironsides
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Ironsides is located in Chester County
  • Knickerbocker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker
    • Knickerbocker is located in Chester County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
      • Lees is located in Chester County
    • Merlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
      • Merlin is located in Chester County
    • Pikeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
      • Pikeland is located in Chester County
    • Planebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planebrook
      • Planebrook is located in Chester County
    • Powderhorn Knoll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Knoll
      • Powderhorn Knoll is located in Chester County
    • Ronnie Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronnie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronnie Park
      • Ronnie Park is located in Chester County
    • Sunwood Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunwood Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood Farm
      • Sunwood Farm is located in Chester County
    • Williams Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
      • Williams Corner is located in Chester County

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

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

  • West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Devault 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 4 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 114 miles [183.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devault) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devault. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0746, Longitude: -75.5352       In this case, the coordinates for Devault 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 Devault 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 306.913 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.514 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.602 degrees.









 

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