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:
- 40.775096, -75.336292
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Douglassville is near Monroe County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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 ...
- Berks County
- This Douglassville is located in Berks County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Douglassville that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Douglassville.
- Berks County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Douglassville is located in Cass County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Douglassville that is located in Northampton 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.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
- Christian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
- Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Northampton County
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Filetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Northampton County
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- Hecktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Smoketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Sours Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sours Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
- Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
- Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <3>
- Hecktown
How Far From Douglassville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Douglassville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Douglassville and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Douglassville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.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 drawn 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: 40.7751, Longitude: -75.3363 In this case, the coordinates for Douglassville 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> | 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. |
| <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 306.73 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.218 degrees. |