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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 Gauff Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gauff Hill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gauff Hill:
- 40.591487, -75.415181
- 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 Gauff Hill
- 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 Gauff Hill 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 Gauff Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gauff Hill ...
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.
- Evergreen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Fountain Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawktown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawktown
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Juniper Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Overlook Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
- Specktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Specktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specktown
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Star Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Steel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Summit Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- University Heights is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Gauff Hill 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 Gauff Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gauff Hill and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gauff Hill 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 145 miles [233.4 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gauff Hill) 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 Gauff Hill 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 Gauff Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5915, Longitude: -75.4152 In this case, the coordinates for Gauff Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.331 degrees. |
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