Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Milford Park:
  • 40.477876, -75.527406
  • 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 Milford Park

• 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 Milford Park is near Berks County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Milford Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milford Park ...

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.

• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Corning
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Corning is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Dillingerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
  • Dillingerville has also been known as:
  • Dillinger
  • Dillingers Ville
  • Dillingers
  • Dillingersville
  • Stahlers
• Harlem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlem is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Krassdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
• Limeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Overlook Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
• Palm
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Palm is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm <1>
• Powder Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
• Red Lion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Lion is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Zionsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milford Park and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milford Park to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'