Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Blue Mountain Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Mountain Pines and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Mountain Pines

• 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 Blue Mountain Pines:
  • 40.902317, -75.242403
  • 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 Blue Mountain Pines

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Blue Mountain Pines is near Northampton County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 Blue Mountain Pines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Mountain Pines ...

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.

• Alpha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpha is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Factoryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flicksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
• Foxtown Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
• Grand Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grand Central is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
• Martins Creek Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Sandhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandhill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Stone Church
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
• Stormville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stormville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
• Wind Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <1>

How Far From Blue Mountain Pines 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 Blue Mountain Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Mountain Pines and extending to:

• Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Mountain Pines to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'