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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 Coffeetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeetown 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 Coffeetown:
- 40.648707, -75.577686
- 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 Coffeetown
- 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 Coffeetown is near Northampton County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Coffeetown
Communities Also Named Coffeetown ...
We found two communities that are also named Coffeetown.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Coffeetown.
Beyond Pennsylvania.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lebanon County
- This Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coffeetown that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Coffeetown.
- Northampton County
- This Coffeetown is located in Northampton County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east of the Coffeetown that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Coffeetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeetown ...
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.
- Claussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Crackersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hilltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Home Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Home Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Juniper Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
- Leather Corner Post
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Coffeetown 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 Coffeetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coffeetown and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coffeetown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 4 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 143 miles [230.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffeetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Coffeetown 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 Coffeetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6487, Longitude: -75.5777 In this case, the coordinates for Coffeetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.887 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.378 degrees. |
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