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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 Pahaquarry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pahaquarry 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 Pahaquarry:
- 40.985095, -75.128789
- 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 Pahaquarry
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Pahaquarry is near Monroe County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Pahaquarry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pahaquarry ...
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.
- Craigs Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
- Delaware Water Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxtown Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
- Gravel Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
- Hemlock Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Glen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Glen
- Hill Yard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Yard is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
- Marshalls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Slateford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vail is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Walnut Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
How Far From Pahaquarry 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 Pahaquarry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pahaquarry and extending to:
- Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pahaquarry to Belvidere, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pahaquarry) 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 Pahaquarry 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 Pahaquarry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9851, Longitude: -75.1288 In this case, the coordinates for Pahaquarry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.035 degrees. |
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