Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haynes Mill:
  • 40.784263, -75.360459
  • 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 Haynes Mill

• 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 Haynes Mill is near Monroe County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Haynes Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haynes Mill ...

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.

• Bath
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Christian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
• Clyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Filetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Filetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Jamesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Smoketown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Sours Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
• Wind Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <1>

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haynes Mill 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 86 miles [138.4 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'