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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 Arndts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arndts 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 Arndts:
- 40.799279, -75.477129
- 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 Arndts
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Arndts is near Monroe County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Arndts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arndts ...
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.
- Beersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
- Cherryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Corner is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corner
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Danielsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harpers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harpers is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
- Indianland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indianland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Slatefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slatefield is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
How Far From Arndts 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 Arndts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arndts and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arndts to Easton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arndts) 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 Arndts 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 Arndts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7993, Longitude: -75.4771 In this case, the coordinates for Arndts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.515 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.269 degrees. |
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