Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eckville:
  • 40.632870, -75.952706
  • 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 Eckville

• 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Since Eckville is near Schuylkill County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Eckville

Communities Also Named Eckville ...

We found one communities that are also named Eckville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Eckville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Eckville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Eckville lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eckville that is located in Berks County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eckville ...

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.

• Chain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chain is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
• Deer Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
• Five Locks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Five Locks is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
• Frisbie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Krumsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Krumsville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
• Landingville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Lynnport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
• Quaker City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker City is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
• Slateville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slateville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
• Stony Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
• Stony Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stony Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
• Virginville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginville <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eckville and extending to:

• Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Eckville to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'