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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 Lockridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockridge 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 Lockridge:
    • 40.633429, -75.594631
    • 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 Lockridge
  • 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 Lockridge is near Northampton County and also Berks 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 Berks 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 Lockridge

Communities Also Named Lockridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Lockridge.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Lockridge is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Lockridge in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lockridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lockridge that is located in Lehigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lockridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockridge ...

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.

  • Claussville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
  • Coffeetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
  • Crackersport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hilltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Krocksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
  • Leather Corner Post
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
  • Lyon Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Schnecksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lockridge 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 4 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 142 miles [228.5 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lockridge) 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 Lockridge 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 Lockridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6334, Longitude: -75.5946       In this case, the coordinates for Lockridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.898 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.392 degrees.