Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dewey Heights:
  • 40.683707, -75.512684
  • 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 Dewey Heights

• 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 Dewey Heights is near Northampton County and also Carbon 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Dewey Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dewey Heights ...

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.

• Beersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
• Coffeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Egypt
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Evergreen Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Hawktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawktown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawktown
• Home Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Home Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Juniper Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Rising Sun
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Seemsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
• Weaversville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dewey Heights and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dewey Heights 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 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 147 miles [236.6 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 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'