Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for East Fogelsville.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fogelsville:
  • 40.585929, -75.619354<1>
  • 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 Fogelsville

• 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 East Fogelsville is near Berks County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Fogelsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Fogelsville ...

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.

• Ancient Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ancient Oaks is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Claussville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Claussville is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
• Coffeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffeetown is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Crackersport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crackersport is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hilltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hilltown is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Krocksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Krocksville is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
• Leather Corner Post
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leather Corner Post is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
• Lyon Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon Valley is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
• Spring Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek is also located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

How Far From East Fogelsville 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 included the distance from a community such as East Fogelsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Fogelsville and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from East Fogelsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>