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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 Emmaus Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emmaus Junction 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 Emmaus Junction:
    • 40.548987, -75.487961
    • 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 Emmaus Junction
  • 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 Emmaus Junction is near Northampton County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Emmaus Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emmaus Junction ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crackersport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
  • Dillingerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
    • Dillingerville has also been known as:
    • Dillinger
    • Dillingers Ville
    • Dillingers
    • Dillingersville
    • Stahlers
  • Hilltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Krocksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
  • Limeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
  • Locust Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
  • Minesite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
  • Mountainville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Overlook Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Powder Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
    • Summit Lawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Zionsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

How Far From Emmaus Junction 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 Emmaus Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Emmaus Junction to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 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 from Point A (ie- Emmaus Junction) 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 Emmaus Junction 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 Emmaus Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5490, Longitude: -75.4880       In this case, the coordinates for Emmaus Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.842 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.509 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.381 degrees.