Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eayrestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eayrestown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eayrestown

• 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 Eayrestown:
  • 39.945113, -74.790162
  • 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 Eayrestown

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Eayrestown is near Camden County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Eayrestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eayrestown ...

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.

• Beaverville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Buddtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
• Chairville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chairville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chairville
• Crescent Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fostertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Kirbys Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mount Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Oliphants Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
• Red Lion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Retreat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
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  • Sandtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Scratch Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scratch Ridge is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ridge
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Woodlane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodlane is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlane

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Eayrestown and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Eayrestown to Trenton, 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 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'