Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Douglassville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglassville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Douglassville
- 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 Douglassville:
- 40.257871, -75.726301
- 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 Douglassville
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Douglassville is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Chester 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Douglassville ...
We found two communities that share the name Douglassville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Douglassville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Douglassville in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Northampton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Douglassville [Northampton County].
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Douglassville is located in Cass County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Douglassville that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Douglassville.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglassville ...
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.
- Amityville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
- Amityville is located in Berks County
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Chester County
- Cider Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Mill Run
- Cider Mill Run is located in Berks County
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Furnace Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Halfway House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Harmonyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Harmonyville is located in Chester County
- High Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Berks County
- Ironstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lincolntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolntown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolntown
- Lincolntown is located in Berks County
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forge
- Pine Forge is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Forge <4>
- Pottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Silvertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
- Silvertown is located in Berks County
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Berks County
- Weavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- Weavertown is located in Berks County
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in Berks County
- Yellow House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Pine Forge
How Far From Douglassville 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 Douglassville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglassville and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Douglassville to Reading, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Douglassville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Douglassville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Douglassville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Douglassville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2579, Longitude: -75.7263 In this case, the coordinates for Douglassville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Douglassville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.01 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.608 degrees. |