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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 Fountainville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountainville 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 Fountainville:
- 40.341217, -75.150450
- 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 Fountainville
- 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 Fountainville 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 Fountainville
Communities Also Named Fountainville ...
We found one communities that are also named Fountainville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Fountainville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Fountainville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Fountainville is located in Macon County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fountainville that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Fountainville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountainville ...
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.
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cross Keys
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Danboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Deep Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dyerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edison is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Farm School
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Furlong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Meeting House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Meeting House is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Meeting House
- Mechanics Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Patriot Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Pine Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Pools Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tradesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
How Far From Fountainville 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 include the distance from a community such as Fountainville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountainville and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fountainville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fountainville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fountainville 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 Fountainville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3412, Longitude: -75.1505 In this case, the coordinates for Fountainville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.323 degrees. |
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