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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 Elmwood Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmwood Terrace 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 Elmwood Terrace:
    • 40.167887, -74.876276
    • 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 Elmwood Terrace
  • 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 Elmwood Terrace 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 Elmwood Terrace

Communities Also Named Elmwood Terrace ...

We found one communities that are also named Elmwood Terrace.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elmwood Terrace is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Elmwood Terrace is located in Lincoln County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elmwood Terrace that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Elmwood Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmwood Terrace ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Bucktoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairless Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
  • Flushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flushing is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Glenlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
  • Goldenridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Indian Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Maple Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
    • Margo Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Thornridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Will O Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Yellowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elmwood Terrace to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 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 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Elmwood Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Elmwood Terrace 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 Elmwood Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1679, Longitude: -74.8763       In this case, the coordinates for Elmwood Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.514 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.077 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.279 degrees.