Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Neshaminy Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neshaminy Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Neshaminy Falls

• 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 Neshaminy Falls:
  • 40.153443, -74.959334
  • 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 Neshaminy Falls

• 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 Neshaminy Falls is near Philadelphia County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Neshaminy Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neshaminy Falls ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Bucktoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
• Carriage Stop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
• Churchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Cobalt Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cobalt Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Ridge
• Fairless Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
• Flushing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flushing is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
• Glenlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
• Holland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
• Indian Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Creek is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Maple Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Normandy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
• Street Road
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Street Road is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neshaminy Falls and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Neshaminy Falls 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'