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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 Elroy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elroy 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 Elroy:
- 40.282049, -75.336287
- 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 Elroy
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Elroy is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Elroy
Communities Also Named Elroy ...
We found five communities that are also named Elroy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Elroy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Adair 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 Kentucky community of Elroy [Adair County].
- North Carolina
- Wayne County
- This Elroy is located in Wayne County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Elroy that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Elroy.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Elroy is located in Darke County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west of the Elroy that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Elroy.
- Texas
- Travis County
- This Elroy is located in Travis County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elroy that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Elroy.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Elroy is located in Juneau County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elroy that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Elroy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elroy ...
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.
- Bramble Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
- Bridle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Run
- Cowpath Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Cross Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cross Gate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gate
- Gristmill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gristmill Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Run
- Harley Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harley Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Glen
- Harleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunter Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crest
- Hunter Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter Villa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Villa
- Hunters Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunters Greene is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Greene
- Kingscote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingscote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscote
- Mainland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mainland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pear Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Summerwind
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summerwind is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Yorkshire Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
How Far From Elroy 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 Elroy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elroy and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Elroy to Norristown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 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 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Elroy 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Elroy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elroy 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 Elroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2820, Longitude: -75.3363 In this case, the coordinates for Elroy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.392 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.429 degrees. |
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