Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bossards Corner:
  • 40.774539, -75.529073
  • 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 Bossards Corner

• 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 Bossards Corner is near Lehigh County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Bossards Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bossards Corner ...

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.

• Apps
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Apps is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
• Beersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
• Cherryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <1>
• Danielsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Danielsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• Harpers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harpers is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Indianland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indianland is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
• Lockport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockport is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Petersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Slate Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
• Slatefield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Slatefield is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield

How Far From Bossards Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bossards Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bossards Corner 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 152 miles [244.6 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'