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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 Jalappa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jalappa 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 Jalappa:
- 40.528704, -76.037437
- 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 Jalappa
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Jalappa is near Schuylkill County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Jalappa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jalappa ...
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.
- Cherokee Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
- Deer Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Five Locks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Locks is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
- Foxchase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foxchase is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Frisbie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- Heather Knoll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Kirbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Landingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Maiden Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- River View Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- River View Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Rivers Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shadow Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Shoemakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Summit Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Temple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens
- Willow Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Jalappa 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 Jalappa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jalappa and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jalappa to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jalappa) 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 Jalappa 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 Jalappa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5287, Longitude: -76.0374 In this case, the coordinates for Jalappa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.63 degrees. |
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