Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eatonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eatonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eatonville
- 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 Eatonville:
- 41.514521, -75.961033
- 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 Eatonville
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Eatonville is near Luzerne County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eatonville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Eatonville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Eatonville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Eatonville is located in Orange County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Eatonville.
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Eatonville [Cowley County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eatonville [Ottawa County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Eatonville is located in Forrest County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Eatonville.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Eatonville is located in Herkimer County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Eatonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Eatonville lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Quebec
- This Eatonville lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Eatonville is located in Pierce County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eatonville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Eatonville.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eatonville ...
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.
- Carpenter Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Hollow
- Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Evans Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jenks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Kaiserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiserville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Kaiserville is located in Wyoming County
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marcy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Eatonville 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 Eatonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eatonville and extending to:
- Tunkhannock, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eatonville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eatonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eatonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eatonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5145, Longitude: -75.9610 In this case, the coordinates for Eatonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Eatonville 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Eatonville 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 307.037 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.883 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.177 degrees. |