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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 Stoopville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoopville 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 Stoopville:
    • 40.265664, -74.949056
    • 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 Stoopville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoopville ...

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.

  • Bear Tavern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
    • Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Breadysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breadysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
    • Breadysville is located in Bucks County
  • Bridgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
  • Bucktoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucktoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
  • Churchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Bucks County
  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Bucks County
  • Fairless Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairless Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Bucks County
  • Forest Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glenlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
    • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
  • Hood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Bucks County
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    • Little Italy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
      • Little Italy is located in Bucks County
    • Maple Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
      • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
    • Mozart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
      • Mozart is located in Bucks County
    • Reeder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
      • Reeder is located in Bucks County
    • Rushland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ryans Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
      • Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stoopville to Doylestown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stoopville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- Stoopville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoopville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2657, Longitude: -74.9491       In this case, the coordinates for Stoopville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stoopville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.548 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.131 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.268 degrees.









 

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