Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Tripoli:
  • 40.680928, -75.751858
  • 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 New Tripoli

• 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 New Tripoli 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 New Tripoli

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Tripoli ...

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 northeast)
  • Best Station is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
• Claussville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
• Germans
  (6 miles [9.7 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 northeast)
  • Germansville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germansville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germansville <1>
• 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 west)
  • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
• Lynnville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
• Lyon Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
• Peters Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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 New Tripoli 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 New Tripoli to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Tripoli 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 four to five 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 140 miles [225.3 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>'