Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mechanics Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mechanics Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mechanics Valley
- 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 Mechanics Valley:
- 40.319435, -75.084235
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mechanics Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Mechanics Valley is near Hunterdon County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mechanics Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Mechanics Valley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mechanics Valley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mechanics Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mechanics Valley [Cecil County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mechanics Valley ...
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.
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Cottageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Danboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Dyerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <3>
- Fountainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Furlong
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furlong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furlong
- Furlong is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furlong <3>
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- Gardenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardenville <3>
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Mozart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pools Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Gardenville
How Far From Mechanics Valley 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 Mechanics Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mechanics Valley and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mechanics Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 142 miles [228.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanics Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mechanics Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mechanics Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanics Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3194, Longitude: -75.0842 In this case, the coordinates for Mechanics Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mechanics Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.224 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.304 degrees. |