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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 East Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Bangor 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Bangor
  • 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

Communities Also Named East Bangor ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Factoryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Flicksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
    • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Foul Rift ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
    • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Hill Yard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
    • Hill Yard is located in Northampton County
  • Martins Creek Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
    • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
  • Slateford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
    • Slateford is located in Northampton County
  • Stone Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Northampton County

How Far From East Bangor 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bangor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Bangor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8732, Longitude: -75.1471       In this case, the coordinates for East Bangor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 East Bangor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.295 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.092 degrees.









 

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