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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 Fergusonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fergusonville 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 Fergusonville:
    • 40.116499, -74.900166
    • 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 Fergusonville
  • 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 Fergusonville is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Fergusonville

Communities Also Named Fergusonville ...

We found three communities that are also named Fergusonville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fergusonville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Fergusonville is located in Delaware County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north of the Fergusonville that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fergusonville.
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Virginia
      • Nottoway County
      • This Fergusonville is located in Nottoway County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fergusonville that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nottoway County community of Fergusonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fergusonville ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Carriage Stop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Flushing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Goldenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Maple Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Maple Shade
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Margo Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Orchard View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Rockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Violet Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Winder Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Yellowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fergusonville to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fergusonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fergusonville 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 Fergusonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1165, Longitude: -74.9002       In this case, the coordinates for Fergusonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.533 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.09 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.311 degrees.