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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 Lizard Creek Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lizard Creek Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lizard Creek Junction
  • 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 Lizard Creek Junction:
    • 40.792871, -75.660188
    • 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 Lizard Creek Junction
  • 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
    • Since Lizard Creek Junction is near Lehigh County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Lizard Creek Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lizard Creek Junction ...

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 southeast)
    • Apps is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
  • Beltzville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beltzville is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
  • Best Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Best Station is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
  • Big Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Big Creek is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Dry Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
  • Emerald
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Germans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Germans is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
  • Hazard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hazard is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Long Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Run is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
  • River View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River View is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Slatedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Sunny Rest Lodge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
    • Trout Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Union Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Lizard Creek Junction 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 Lizard Creek Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lizard Creek Junction 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lizard Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lizard Creek Junction 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 Lizard Creek Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7929, Longitude: -75.6602       In this case, the coordinates for Lizard Creek Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.923 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.639 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.353 degrees.