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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 Dannersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dannersville 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 Dannersville:
- 40.743707, -75.434904
- 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 Dannersville
- 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 Dannersville is near Lehigh County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Dannersville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dannersville ...
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.
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Beersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
- Chickentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chickentown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickentown
- Christian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Franks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Jamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Seemsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
- Slatefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slatefield is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
How Far From Dannersville 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 Dannersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dannersville and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dannersville to Easton, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dannersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Dannersville 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 Dannersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7437, Longitude: -75.4349 In this case, the coordinates for Dannersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.274 degrees. |
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