Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copella and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copella
- 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 Copella:
- 40.800096, -75.368515
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Copella
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Copella is near Monroe County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copella ...
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.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Beersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
- Beersville is located in Northampton County
- Castle Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
- Christian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
- Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Fiddletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
- Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
- Filetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Northampton County
- Grand Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
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- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Kunkletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
- Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <2>
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Northampton County
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Slatefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
- Slatefield is located in Northampton County
- Smoketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sours Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sours Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
- Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
- Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <2>
- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
How Far From Copella to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Copella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Copella and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Copella to Easton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copella. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copella) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8001, Longitude: -75.3685 In this case, the coordinates for Copella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Copella to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.441 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.221 degrees. |