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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Estates at Collegeville.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Estates at Collegeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Estates at Collegeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Estates at Collegeville
  • 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 Estates at Collegeville:
    • 40.185600, -75.473300<1>
    • 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 Estates at Collegeville
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Estates at Collegeville is near Chester County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Estates at Collegeville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estates at Collegeville ...

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.

  • Chestnut Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Pointe is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
  • Collegeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Creamery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fords Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fords Edge is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
  • Fox Heath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Heath is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Heath
  • Green Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Tree is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Harmony Towne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony Towne is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
  • Heather View
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heather View is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather View
  • Mingo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingo is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Courts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Courts is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pennypacker Road
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pennypacker Road is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
    • Providence Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Providence Forge is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
    • Providence Green
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Providence Green is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Green
    • Providence Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Providence Knoll is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Knoll
    • Providence Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Providence Meadows is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Meadows
    • Providence Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Providence Oaks is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
    • Providence Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Providence Ridge is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Ridge
    • Providence View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Providence View is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence View
    • Rivers Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivers Bend is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
    • Riverwalk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwalk is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
    • Sugar Hill Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sugar Hill Farms is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
    • Walnut Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Crossing is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
    • Walnut Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Farms is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
    • Winding River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winding River is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River
    • Wooded Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wooded Glen is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen

How Far From Estates at Collegeville 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 included the distance from a community such as Estates at Collegeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Estates at Collegeville and extending to:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Estates at Collegeville 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 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 121 miles [194.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Estates at Collegeville:
     Decimal: 40.18560, -75.473300
     DDMMSS: 40° 11' 8", -75° 28' 23"
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Estates at Collegeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Estates at Collegeville 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 Estates at Collegeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1856, Longitude: -75.4733       In this case, the coordinates for Estates at Collegeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.866 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.529 degrees.