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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 Eagles Mere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagles Mere 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 Eagles Mere:
    • 41.410686, -76.581376
    • 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 Eagles Mere
  • 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 Eagles Mere ...

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.

  • Beaver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
  • Biggerstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coveytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveytown
    • Coveytown is located in Sullivan County
  • Elk Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
    • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Forksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <3>
  • Hillsgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Huntersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Lycoming County
  • Lincoln Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mildred
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Mildred is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mildred <3>
  • Unityville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Eagles Mere and extending to:

  • Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eagles Mere to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Eagles Mere: www.eaglesmere.org/

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Eagles Mere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagles Mere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4107, Longitude: -76.5814    
<5>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.
<6>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 Eagles Mere to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.425 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.502 degrees.




 

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