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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 Ellerslie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie:
    • 40.107610, -74.916278
    • 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 Ellerslie
  • 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 Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie

Communities Also Named Ellerslie ...

We found nine communities that are also named Ellerslie.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Bedford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ellerslie [Bedford County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Ellerslie is located in Pasco County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Ellerslie.
    • Georgia
      • Harris County
      • This Ellerslie is located in Harris County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Ellerslie.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Ellerslie.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Ellerslie is located in Allegany County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the west of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Ellerslie.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ellerslie [Callaway County].
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ellerslie [Columbia County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Ellerslie is located in Ulster County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Ellerslie.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Ellerslie lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ellerslie that is located in Bucks County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerslie ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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 southwest)
    • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
  • Echo Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
  • Echo Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Reach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Reach
  • Edgewater Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Flushing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Maple Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Beach is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Maple Shade
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Margo Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Orchard View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard View is located in Burlington County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Rockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Winder Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Yellowood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellerslie to Doylestown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 104 miles [167.4 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 140 miles [225.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,339 miles [6,982.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ellerslie 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellerslie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ellerslie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1076, Longitude: -74.9163       In this case, the coordinates for Ellerslie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.543 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.10 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.322 degrees.