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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 Doylestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doylestown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Doylestown:
    • 40.310041, -75.130452
    • 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 Doylestown
  • 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 Doylestown is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Doylestown

Communities Also Named Doylestown ...

We found five communities that are also named Doylestown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Doylestown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Franklin County
      • This Doylestown is located in Franklin County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Doylestown that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Doylestown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Doylestown is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Doylestown that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Doylestown.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Paulding County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Doylestown.
      • Wayne County
      • This Doylestown is located in Wayne County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west of the Doylestown that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Doylestown.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia County
      • This Doylestown is located in Columbia County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Doylestown that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Doylestown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doylestown ...

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.

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

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

  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Doylestown 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 6 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doylestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Doylestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Doylestown 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 Doylestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3100, Longitude: -75.1305    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.651 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.255 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.328 degrees.