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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 Gravel Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel Place 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 Gravel Place:
- 41.018427, -75.195458
- 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 Gravel Place
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Gravel Place is near Warren County and also Northampton 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 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 Gravel Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel Place ...
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.
- Craigs Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
- Delaware Water Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxtown Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lower Tannersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tannersville
- Marshalls Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
- Slateford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stormville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
- Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Gravel Place 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 Gravel Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gravel Place and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gravel Place 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Gravel Place) 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 Gravel Place 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 Gravel Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0184, Longitude: -75.1955 In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.05 degrees. |
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