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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 Minesite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minesite 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 Minesite:
    • 40.553153, -75.529351
    • 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 Minesite
  • 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 Minesite 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 Minesite

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minesite ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Crackersport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
  • Dillingerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Hillside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hilltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Krocksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
  • Limeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
  • Mountainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Overlook Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
  • Powder Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Summit Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Zionsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

How Far From Minesite to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Minesite to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Minesite to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minesite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Minesite 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 Minesite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5532, Longitude: -75.5294       In this case, the coordinates for Minesite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.866 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.537 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.397 degrees.