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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 Eldora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldora 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 Eldora:
    • 40.170905, -79.893659
    • 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 Eldora
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Eldora is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Eldora

Communities Also Named Eldora ...

We found nine communities that are also named Eldora.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Eldora.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • This Eldora is located in Lancaster County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Eldora.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Eldora is located in Boulder County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the west of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Eldora.
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Eldora is located in Volusia County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the south of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Eldora.
    • Georgia
      • Bryan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eldora [Bryan County].
    • Iowa
      • Hardin County
      • This Eldora is located in Hardin County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Eldora.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eldora [Bourbon County].
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Eldora is located in Cape May County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Eldora.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Eldora is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Eldora.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Eldora is located in Marion County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eldora that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Eldora.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldora ...

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.

  • Black Diamond
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Cracker Jack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
  • Fisher
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Grandview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grandview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Lockview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lockview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockview
  • New Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pricedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pricedale is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricedale
  • River View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • River View is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Riverview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rogers Stop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
  • Sunny Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Twilight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Twilight is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Twin Bridges
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Victory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Victory Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills

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

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eldora to Washington, with an average speed<4> 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eldora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eldora 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>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 Eldora 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 Eldora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1709, Longitude: -79.8937       In this case, the coordinates for Eldora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.537 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.506 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.477 degrees.