Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eagel Stream:
  • 40.152900, -75.412700
  • 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 Eagel Stream

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Eagel Stream is near Chester County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Eagel Stream

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagel Stream ...

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.

• Audubon
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Audubon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <1>
• Colony Arms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Colony Arms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Arms
• Eagleville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagleville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <1>
• Harley Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harley Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Corners
• Mews at Valley Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
• Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
• Providence Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Providence Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Crossing
• Providence Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Green is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Green
• Providence Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Providence Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Meadows
• Providence Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Providence Oaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Oaks
• Sunnyside Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Farms
• Trooper
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Trooper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trooper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trooper <1>
• Wooded Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wooded Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Glen

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

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

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eagel Stream to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'