Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butztown:
  • 40.653154, -75.327957
  • 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 Butztown

• 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 Butztown is near Lehigh County and also Bucks 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 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 Butztown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butztown ...

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.

• Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
  • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
  • Chain Dam
• Chickentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickentown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickentown
• Farmersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Freemansburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Freemansburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freemansburg <1>
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hecktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
• Iron Hill ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Lime Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Marlin Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
• Mount Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Smoketown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Steel City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Steel City is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Butztown 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 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 151 miles [243 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'