Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eddystone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eddystone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eddystone
- 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 Eddystone:
- 39.859835, -75.343523
- 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 Eddystone
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Eddystone is near Gloucester County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eddystone ...
We found two communities that share the name Eddystone.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Eddystone is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Eddystone lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eddystone that is located in Delaware County.
- Ontario
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eddystone ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
- Californian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Californian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Californian
- Californian is located in Delaware County
- Chester
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Delaware County
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Delaware County
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester <4>
- Marcus Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Hook
- Marcus Hook is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus Hook <4>
- Media
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
- Oak Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Delaware County
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Sackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Summits Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summits Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summits Edge
- Summits Edge is located in Delaware County
- Trainer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence
How Far From Eddystone 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 Eddystone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eddystone and extending to:
- Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Eddystone 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Eddystone: www.eddystoneboro.com/
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eddystone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eddystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8598, Longitude: -75.3435 In this case, the coordinates for Eddystone 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eddystone 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eddystone 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 306.818 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.372 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.61 degrees. |