Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hartzells Ferry:
  • 40.852597, -75.091009
  • 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 Hartzells Ferry

• 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 Hartzells Ferry 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 Hartzells Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartzells Ferry ...

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.

• Buttzville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buttzville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
• Cornish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornish is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Delaware
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flicksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
• Foul Rift ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
• Hill Yard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hill Yard is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
• Martins Creek Junction
  (5 miles [8 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 south)
  • Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Stone Church
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Church is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hartzells Ferry and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hartzells Ferry to Easton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 169 miles [272 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'