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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 Mutchlertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mutchlertown 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 Mutchlertown:
    • 40.675932, -75.236566
    • 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 Mutchlertown
  • 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since Mutchlertown is near Warren County and also Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon 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 Mutchlertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mutchlertown ...

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.

  • Butztown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carpentersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Cherry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Christian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Coffeetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
  • Farmersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Finesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
  • Freemansburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Hecktown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
    • Hughesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Kennedy Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
    • Kennedys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
    • Lime Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lower Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
    • Lows Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
    • Marlin Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
    • Mount Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Joy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Smoketown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
    • Springtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Steel City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
    • Still Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mutchlertown 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mutchlertown) 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 Mutchlertown 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 Mutchlertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6759, Longitude: -75.2366       In this case, the coordinates for Mutchlertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.68 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.346 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.217 degrees.