Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gruvertown:
  • 40.822875, -75.150732
  • 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 Gruvertown

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Gruvertown is near Warren County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Gruvertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gruvertown ...

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.

• Factoryville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flicksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
• Foul Rift ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lower Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
• Martins Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martins Creek is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Creek <1>
• Martins Creek Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
• Montana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Stone Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gruvertown to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 166 miles [267.2 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 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'