Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elwyn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elwyn
- 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 Elwyn:
- 39.908012, -75.410227
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elwyn
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Elwyn is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for New Castle 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwyn ...
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 Horse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Delaware County
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Delaware County
- Coventry Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Crossing
- Coventry Crossing is located in Delaware County
- Darling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Erin Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fisher Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corners
- Fisher Corners is located in Delaware County
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Delaware County
- Gradyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
- Gradyville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gradyville <2>
- Granite Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Run
- Granite Run is located in Delaware County
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Delaware County
- Media
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Media
- From Elwyn to Media
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Delaware County
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- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Delaware County
- Riddle Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Glen
- Riddle Glen is located in Delaware County
- Riddlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlewood
- Riddlewood is located in Delaware County
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockdale
- From Elwyn to Rockdale
- Rose Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rose Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
- Sackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sycamore Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Mills
- Sycamore Mills is located in Delaware County
- Providence
How Far From Elwyn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Elwyn and extending to:
- Media, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elwyn to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elwyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Elwyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9080, Longitude: -75.4102 In this case, the coordinates for Elwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Elwyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.42 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.618 degrees. |