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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 Hamilton Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square:
- 40.924538, -75.294626
- 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 Hamilton Square
- 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 Hamilton Square is near Northampton County and also Warren 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 Warren 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 Hamilton Square
Communities Also Named Hamilton Square ...
We found one communities that are also named Hamilton Square.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hamilton Square is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Hamilton Square in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Hamilton Square is located in Mercer County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hamilton Square that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hamilton Square.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton Square ...
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.
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Castle Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Delaware Water Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Effort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fiddletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flicksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Foxtown Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Gravel Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Lower Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Tannersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tannersville
- Martins Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Pleasant View Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Lake is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Lake
- Reeders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Stormville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stormville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
- Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton Square and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hamilton Square 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 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 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hamilton Square 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 Hamilton Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9245, Longitude: -75.2946 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.135 degrees. |
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