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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 Slatington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slatington 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 Slatington:
- 34.463993, -93.873807
- 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 Slatington
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Slatington is near Polk County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Slatington
Communities Also Named Slatington ...
We found one communities that are also named Slatington.
Within Arkansas, the name Slatington is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Slatington in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Slatington is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Slatington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Slatington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slatington ...
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.
- Alf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alf
- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hog Jaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Hopper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Mimosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mimosa is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Redbird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Saline ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Slatington 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 Slatington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Slatington once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Slatington and extending to:
- Mount Ida, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slatington to Mount Ida, 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 four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slatington) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slatington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Slatington 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 Slatington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4640, Longitude: -93.8738 In this case, the coordinates for Slatington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.66 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.127 degrees. |
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