Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Litzenberg:
  • 40.589263, -75.596853
  • 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 Litzenberg

• 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 Litzenberg is near Berks County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Litzenberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Litzenberg ...

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.

• Ancient Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Claussville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
• Coffeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Crackersport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Hillside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Krocksville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
• Leather Corner Post
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
• Lyon Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
• Minesite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
• Spring Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Litzenberg and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Litzenberg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'