Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alton Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alton Park

• 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 Alton Park:
  • 40.561764, -75.497961
  • 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 Alton Park

• 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
  • Since Alton Park is near Northampton County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Alton Park

Communities Also Named Alton Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Alton Park.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Alton Park is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Alton Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Hamilton County
    • This Alton Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Alton Park that is located in Lehigh County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Alton Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alton Park ...

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.

• Ancient Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crackersport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Krocksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
• Limeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
• Minesite
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
• Mountainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Overlook Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
• Summit Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Alton Park 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 Alton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alton Park and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Alton Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'