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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 Kresgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kresgeville 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 Kresgeville:
    • 40.897036, -75.502963
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kresgeville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kresgeville ...

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.

  • Castle Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
    • Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
  • Christian Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corner
    • Christian Corner is located in Carbon County
  • Dotters Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotters Corners
    • Dotters Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Effort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effort
    • Effort is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effort <2>
  • Fiddletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
    • Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
  • Gilbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
  • Jonas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas
    • Jonas is located in Monroe County
  • Jonesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
  • Kunkletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
    • Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <2>
  • Little Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
    • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
  • Pleasant View Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Lake
    • Pleasant View Lake is located in Monroe County
  • Robin Hood Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Lakes
    • Robin Hood Lakes is located in Carbon County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kresgeville and extending to:

  • Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kresgeville to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kresgeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kresgeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kresgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8970, Longitude: -75.5030       In this case, the coordinates for Kresgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Kresgeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.819 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.538 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.239 degrees.









 

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