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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 Hensingersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hensingersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hensingersville:
    • 40.495151, -75.590514
    • 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 Hensingersville
  • 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 Hensingersville is near Berks County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Hensingersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hensingersville ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Corning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Corning is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Harlem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harlem is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Huffs Church
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Longsdale is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
  • Longswamp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
  • Lower Longswamp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maple Grove is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Powder Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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How Far From Hensingersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hensingersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hensingersville to Allentown, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 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 from Point A (ie- Hensingersville) 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 Hensingersville 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 Hensingersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4952, Longitude: -75.5905    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.908 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.575 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.449 degrees.