Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minisink Hills:
  • 41.000373, -75.137123
  • 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 Minisink Hills

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Minisink Hills is near Warren County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Minisink Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minisink Hills ...

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.

• Craigs Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
• Delaware Water Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <1>
• Foxtown Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
• Gravel Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
• Hemlock Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hemlock Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Glen
• Marshalls Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marshalls Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalls Creek <1>
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
• Slateford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slateford is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford

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

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

• Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Minisink Hills 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'