Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knights Eddy:
  • 41.425092, -74.785442
  • 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 Knights Eddy

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Knights Eddy is near Pike County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Knights Eddy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights Eddy ...

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.

• Forestburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Fowlerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fowlerville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
• Frenchtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Handsome Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsome Eddy
• Indian Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Indian Point is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Mohican Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mohican Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Lake
• Paradise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Pond Eddy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
• Roses Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roses Point is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
• Silver Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver Spring is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
• Sparrow Bush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <1>
• Twin Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Knights Eddy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knights Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knights Eddy and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knights Eddy to Monticello, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'