Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mickleys:
  • 40.647319, -75.495461
  • 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 Mickleys

• 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 Mickleys 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 Mickleys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mickleys ...

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.

• Coffeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Crackersport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Egypt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Evergreen Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Hawktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hawktown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawktown
• Hilltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Home Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Home Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Juniper Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Weaversville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mickleys 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]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mickleys 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'