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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 Pond Eddy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Eddy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pond Eddy:
- 41.440567, -74.823178
- 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 Pond 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 Pond 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 Pond Eddy
Communities Also Named Pond Eddy ...
We found two communities that are also named Pond Eddy.
Within New York, the name Pond Eddy is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pond Eddy that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pond Eddy.
- Pennsylvania
- Pike County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pond Eddy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond 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 northeast)
- Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Fowlerville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Handsome Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Handsome Eddy is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsome Eddy
- Knights Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Eddy is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Eddy
- Mohican Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mohican Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Lake
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pond Eddy is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pond Eddy 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 Pond Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond Eddy and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pond 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 100 miles [160.9 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 210 miles [338 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 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,285 miles [6,896 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pond Eddy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pond Eddy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pond Eddy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4406, Longitude: -74.8232 In this case, the coordinates for Pond Eddy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.698 degrees. |
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