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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 Laurys Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurys Station 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 Laurys Station:
- 40.723151, -75.530184
- 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 Laurys Station
- 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Since Laurys Station is near Northampton County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Laurys Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurys Station ...
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.
- Apps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apps is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
- Beersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Danielsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Harpers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harpers is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
- Home Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Home Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Indianland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indianland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
- Lockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rising Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Seemsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seemsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
- Slate Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Weaversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
How Far From Laurys Station 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 Laurys Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laurys Station and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Laurys Station 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 5 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laurys Station) 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 Laurys Station 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 Laurys Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7232, Longitude: -75.5302 In this case, the coordinates for Laurys Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.851 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.325 degrees. |
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