Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Bangor:
  • 40.873152, -75.147122
  • 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 East Bangor

• 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 East Bangor is near Warren County and also Monroe 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 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 East Bangor

Communities Also Named East Bangor ...

We found one communities that are also named East Bangor.

Within Pennsylvania, the name East Bangor is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named East Bangor in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Penobscot County
    • This East Bangor is located in Penobscot County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Bangor that is located in Northampton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of East Bangor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Bangor ...

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.

• Delaware
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Factoryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flicksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
• Foul Rift ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
• Hill Yard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Yard is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
• Martins Creek Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Slateford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slateford is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
• Stone Church
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church

How Far From East Bangor 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 East Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Bangor and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Bangor to Easton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'