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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 Eddington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eddington 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 Eddington:
    • 40.084555, -74.944890
    • 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 Eddington
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since Eddington is near Burlington County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Eddington

Communities Also Named Eddington ...

We found one communities that are also named Eddington.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Eddington is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Eddington in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Eddington is located in Penobscot County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eddington that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Eddington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eddington ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Carriage Stop
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Echo Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
  • Echo Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Flushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Maple Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Normandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Orchard View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Riverside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Sharper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sharper is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharper

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eddington to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Eddington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Eddington 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 Eddington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0846, Longitude: -74.9449       In this case, the coordinates for Eddington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.562 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.118 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.344 degrees.