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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 Elderberry Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elderberry Pond 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 Elderberry Pond:
    • 40.159832, -74.824330
    • 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 Elderberry Pond
  • 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 Elderberry Pond is near Burlington County and also Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Elderberry Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elderberry Pond ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Fairless Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Goldenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Thornridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • Will O Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elderberry Pond and extending to:

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elderberry Pond to Doylestown, 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 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elderberry Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Elderberry Pond 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 Elderberry Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1598, Longitude: -74.8243       In this case, the coordinates for Elderberry Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.484 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.041 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.26 degrees.