Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Breinigsville:
  • 40.536763, -75.631300
  • 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 Breinigsville

• 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 Breinigsville is near Berks County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Breinigsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breinigsville ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Krocksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
• Longsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longsdale is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
• Longswamp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longswamp is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
• Lower Longswamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
• Maple Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Red Lion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Red Lion is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Ringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ringtown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
• Shamrock Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
• Spring Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Breinigsville and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Breinigsville to Allentown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'