Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jim Thorpe:
  • 40.875520, -75.732137
  • 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 Jim Thorpe

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Since Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jim Thorpe ...

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.

• Beltzville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beltzville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
• Big Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Dry Tavern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Lizard Creek Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lizard Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard Creek Junction
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Normal Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockport is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Summit Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <1>
• Sunny Rest Lodge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unionville
  • From Jim Thorpe to Unionville
• Weather
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weather is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weather

How Far From Jim Thorpe 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 Jim Thorpe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Jim Thorpe to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'