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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 Lamberton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamberton 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 Lamberton:
    • 40.639254, -76.493848
    • 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 Lamberton
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lamberton ...

We found eight communities that share the name Lamberton.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Lamberton.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Lamberton is located in Fayette County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lamberton that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lamberton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lamberton [Monroe County].
      • Union County
      • This Lamberton is located in Union County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lamberton that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lamberton.
    • Minnesota
      • Redwood County
      • This Lamberton is located in Redwood County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lamberton that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Redwood County community of Lamberton.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lamberton [Mercer County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Lamberton is located in Chautauqua County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lamberton that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Lamberton.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Lamberton is located in Ritchie County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lamberton that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Lamberton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lamberton [Racine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamberton ...

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.

  • Echo Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
    • Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Fearnot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fearnot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnot
    • Fearnot is located in Schuylkill County
  • Fountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
  • Good Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
    • Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
  • Line Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
    • Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
  • Mabel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
  • Middle Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Middle Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Outwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outwood
    • Outwood is located in Schuylkill County
  • Paradise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
  • Ravine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
  • Rough and Ready
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
    • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
  • Spring Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
  • Tower City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamberton and extending to:

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lamberton to Pottsville, with an average speed<5> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamberton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6393, Longitude: -76.4938       In this case, the coordinates for Lamberton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lamberton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lamberton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.438 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.198 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.785 degrees.









 

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