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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 Allentown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allentown 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 Allentown:
- 40.420774, -79.994736
- 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 Allentown
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Allentown is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Allentown
Communities Also Named Allentown ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Allentown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Allentown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lehigh County
- This Allentown is located in Lehigh County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Allentown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Allentown is located in Apache County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the west of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Allentown.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Allentown.
- Litchfield County
- This Allentown is located in Litchfield County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Allentown.
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Allentown is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Allentown.
- Georgia
- Wilkinson County
- This Allentown is located in Wilkinson County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Allentown.
- Illinois
- Tazewell County
- This Allentown is located in Tazewell County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Allentown.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Allentown is located in Alcorn County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Allentown.
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Allentown is located in Lake County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Allentown.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Allentown [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Allentown is located in Allegany County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Allentown.
- Saratoga County
- This Allentown is located in Saratoga County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the northeast of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Allentown.
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Allentown is located in Allen County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Allentown.
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Allentown.
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Allentown [Fayette County].
- Scioto County
- This Allentown is located in Scioto County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Allentown.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Allentown [Josephine County].
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Allentown is located in Georgetown County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Allentown.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Allentown [Carter County].
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Allentown is located in Accomack County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southeast of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Allentown.
- Washington
- King County
- This Allentown is located in King County and lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Allentown.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Allentown is located in Roane County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Allentown that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Allentown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allentown ...
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.
- City View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Fairywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fineview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Glen Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- New Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Rook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Squirrel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Summer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Allentown 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 Allentown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allentown and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Allentown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Allentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Allentown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Allentown 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 Allentown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4208, Longitude: -79.9947 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.431 degrees. |
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