"Perfectly Named Places on the Solar Eclipse Path"
As the April 8 total solar eclipse approaches, hundreds of cities along the path of totality, including appropriately-named locales like Eclipse Island and Moon Beach, are set to draw huge crowds. Eclipse cartographer Michael Zeiler identified 16 eclipse-themed places directly on the eclipse path in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with some being relatively small and obscure. Captain James Cook named Eclipse Island in Newfoundland after observing an annular solar eclipse there in 1766, and other eclipse-named places include Moon, Sun Valley, and Shadowland. The upcoming total solar eclipse will offer a unique opportunity for spectators to witness the celestial event, with the next total solar eclipse in North America not expected until 2044.