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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 Reeder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeder 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 Reeder:
- 40.353440, -74.980724
- 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 Reeder
- 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 Reeder is near Hunterdon County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Reeder
Communities Also Named Reeder ...
We found seven communities that are also named Reeder.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Reeder is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Reeder [Anderson County].
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Reeder [Dickinson County].
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Reeder [Graham County].
- Kiowa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Reeder [Kiowa County].
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Reeder is located in Carter County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Reeder that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Reeder.
- Manitoba
- This Reeder lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Reeder that is located in Bucks County.
- North Dakota
- Adams County
- This Reeder is located in Adams County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Reeder that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Reeder.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeder ...
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.
- Carversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cottageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanics Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corner
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Sandy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Reeder 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 Reeder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reeder and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Reeder to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Reeder 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 '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- Reeder) 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 Reeder 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 Reeder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3534, Longitude: -74.9807 In this case, the coordinates for Reeder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.244 degrees. |
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