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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 Helfrichsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helfrichsville 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 Helfrichsville:
- 40.565651, -75.705191
- 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 Helfrichsville
- 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Since Helfrichsville is near Berks County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Helfrichsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helfrichsville ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Bowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Claussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Eagle Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grimville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Krumsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Leather Corner Post
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
- Longsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longsdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
- Longswamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
- Lower Longswamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lyon Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Lyon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Ringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ringtown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Shamrock Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Stony Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
How Far From Helfrichsville 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 Helfrichsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Helfrichsville and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Helfrichsville to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helfrichsville) 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 Helfrichsville 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 Helfrichsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5657, Longitude: -75.7052 In this case, the coordinates for Helfrichsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.971 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.469 degrees. |
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