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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.618989, -75.207676
    • 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since Coffeetown is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 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 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coffeetown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Coffeetown.
    • Lehigh County
      • This Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west of the Coffeetown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh 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.

  • Amsterdam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Carpentersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Finesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Hughesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Kennedys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Lime Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Marlin Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Joy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 6 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 153 miles [246.2 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 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 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' 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: 40.6190, Longitude: -75.2077       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 306.668 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.323 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.229 degrees.