Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kahkhout Mountain:
  • 41.081206, -75.058787
  • 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 Kahkhout Mountain

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Kahkhout Mountain is near Pike County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Kahkhout Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kahkhout Mountain ...

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.

• Bushkill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bushkill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushkill <1>
• Craigs Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
• Echo Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Echo Lake is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Flatbrookville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Marshalls Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshalls Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalls Creek <1>
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
• Sandyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandyville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
• Saw Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Saw Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Creek
• Shoemakers
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Turn Villa
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Turn Villa is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Villa

How Far From Kahkhout Mountain 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 Kahkhout Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kahkhout Mountain to Stroudsburg, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'