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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 Flushing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flushing 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 Flushing:
    • 40.118443, -74.906555
    • 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 Flushing
  • 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 Flushing 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 Flushing

Communities Also Named Flushing ...

We found three communities that are also named Flushing.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Flushing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Flushing is located in Genesee County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flushing that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Flushing.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Flushing is located in Queens County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flushing that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Flushing.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Flushing is located in Belmont County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west of the Flushing that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Flushing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flushing ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Cobalt Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Goldenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Margo Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Margo Gardens is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo Gardens
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Red Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rockdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Violet Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Winder Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Yellowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flushing to Doylestown, with an average speed<2> 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 141 miles [226.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flushing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Flushing 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 Flushing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1184, Longitude: -74.9066       In this case, the coordinates for Flushing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.536 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.313 degrees.