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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 Earlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earlington 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 Earlington:
- 40.320936, -75.372399
- 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 Earlington
- 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 Earlington is near Bucks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Earlington
Communities Also Named Earlington ...
We found two communities that are also named Earlington.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Earlington is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Earlington is located in Hopkins County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Earlington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Earlington.
- Washington
- King County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Earlington [King County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Earlington ...
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.
- Bridle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Cross Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Harley Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
- Harleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
- Hunters Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
- Kingscote
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
- Mainland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Mews at Wickford Commons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pear Tree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Reliance
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reliance is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Ridge Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridge Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sellersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shirks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
- Summerwind
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Yorkshire Commons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
How Far From Earlington 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 Earlington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Earlington and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Earlington to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Earlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Earlington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Earlington 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 Earlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3209, Longitude: -75.3724 In this case, the coordinates for Earlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.428 degrees. |
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