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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 Eckley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eckley 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 Eckley:
- 40.994126, -75.860487
- 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 Eckley
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Eckley is near Carbon County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Eckley
Communities Also Named Eckley ...
We found five communities that are also named Eckley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Eckley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Eckley is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,447 miles [3,938.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eckley that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eckley.
- Colorado
- Yuma County
- This Eckley is located in Yuma County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west of the Eckley that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Eckley.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Eckley is located in Carroll County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eckley that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eckley.
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Eckley [Fulton County].
- Oregon
- Curry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Eckley [Curry County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckley ...
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.
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Japan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Japan is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Pond Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pond Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Sandy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Weather
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weather is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weather
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Eckley 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 Eckley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Eckley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Eckley and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Eckley to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 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- Eckley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Eckley 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 Eckley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9941, Longitude: -75.8605 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.787 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.355 degrees. |
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