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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 Washington Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Washington Crossing 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 Washington Crossing:
- 40.293441, -74.870442
- 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 Washington Crossing
- 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 Washington Crossing is near Mercer County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Washington Crossing
Communities Also Named Washington Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Washington Crossing.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Washington Crossing is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Washington Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Washington Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Washington Crossing ...
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.
- Bear Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Bucktoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Fairless Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harts Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hood is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Maple Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Marshalls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Reeder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeder is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
- Rocktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Ryans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
- Slackwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slackwoods is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
- Stoopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoopville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Washington Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Washington Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Washington Crossing and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Washington Crossing to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Washington Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Washington Crossing 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 Washington Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2934, Longitude: -74.8704 In this case, the coordinates for Washington Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.223 degrees. |
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