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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 Yardley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yardley 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 Yardley:
    • 40.242465, -74.838943
    • 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 Yardley
  • 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 Yardley is near Mercer County and also Burlington 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 Burlington 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 Yardley

Communities Also Named Yardley ...

We found one communities that are also named Yardley.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Yardley is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Yardley in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Yardley is located in Spokane County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Yardley that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Yardley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yardley ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Birch Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Bucktoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucktoe is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktoe
  • Elderberry Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Fairless Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairless Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
  • Glenlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenlake is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
  • Harts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harts Corner is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Maple Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Point is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
  • Slackwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
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How Far From Yardley 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 Yardley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yardley 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yardley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Yardley 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 Yardley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2425, Longitude: -74.8389    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.484 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.055 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.231 degrees.