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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.
- 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:
- 40.197585, -77.721380
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Doylestown is near Huntingdon County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 ...
- Bucks County
- This Doylestown is located in Bucks County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east of the Doylestown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Doylestown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Doylestown is located in Jefferson County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Doylestown that is located in Franklin 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 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Doylestown that is located in Franklin 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 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Doylestown that is located in Franklin 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.
- Boggstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boggstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
- Decorum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Dry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Green is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Mowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pleasant Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Rockhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Spears Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spears Grove is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Grove
- Spring Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Willow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Doylestown to Chambersburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- 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: 40.1976, Longitude: -77.7214 In this case, the coordinates for Doylestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.503 degrees. |
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