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40.001216, -75.897171
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We found five communities that share the name Phillipsville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Phillipsville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
Erie County
This Phillipsville is located in Erie County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Phillipsville that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Phillipsville.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Phillipsville that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Phillipsville.
California
Humboldt County
This Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,497 miles [4,018.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Phillipsville that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Phillipsville.
Michigan
Houghton County
This Phillipsville is located in Houghton County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Phillipsville that is located in Chester County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Phillipsville.
North Carolina
Haywood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Phillipsville [Haywood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillipsville ...
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.
Black Horse (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Knoll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Phillipsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phillipsville and extending to:
West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Phillipsville to West Chester, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phillipsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phillipsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0012, Longitude: -75.8972 In this case, the coordinates for Phillipsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Phillipsville 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Phillipsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.134 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.753 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.788 degrees.