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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 Mosserville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosserville 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 Mosserville:
    • 40.694261, -75.762692
    • 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 Mosserville
  • 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 Mosserville is near Schuylkill County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Mosserville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosserville ...

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.

  • Best Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Best Station is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
  • Germans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Germans is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
  • Germansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jordan Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Lynnport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
  • Lynnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lyon Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
  • New Tripoli
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Normal Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peters Store
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Peters Store is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Store
    • Pleasant Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Quaker City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Slatedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Slateville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Slateville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
    • Stony Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

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

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mosserville to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mosserville) 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 Mosserville 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 Mosserville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6943, Longitude: -75.7627       In this case, the coordinates for Mosserville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.703 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.44 degrees.