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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yardley
- 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:
- 40.240386, -74.835719
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yardley ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Birch Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
- Birch Valley is located in Bucks County
- Bucktoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Crabtree Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
- Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County
- Elderberry Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderberry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
- Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County
- Fairless Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Hills
- Fairless Hills is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairless Hills <3>
- Fairless Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairless Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Glenlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Harts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Holly Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Bucks County
- Maple Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
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- Red Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
- Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County
- Slackwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
- Slackwoods is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Thornridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County
- Wheat Sheaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County
- Will O Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Will O Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
- Will O Wood is located in Bucks County
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Cedar Hill
How Far From Yardley 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yardley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yardley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2404, Longitude: -74.8357 In this case, the coordinates for Yardley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Yardley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.053 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.23 degrees. |