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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 Overlook Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overlook Springs 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 Overlook Springs:
    • 40.536209, -75.476294
    • 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 Overlook Springs
  • 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 Overlook Springs is near Bucks County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Overlook Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook Springs ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Dillingerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hilltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Krocksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
  • Limeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
  • Locust Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
  • Minesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
  • Mountainville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Powder Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Summit Lawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Zionhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zionhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
    • Zionsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Overlook Springs 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 140 miles [225.3 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 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- Overlook Springs) 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 Overlook Springs 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 Overlook Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5362, Longitude: -75.4763       In this case, the coordinates for Overlook Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.50 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.381 degrees.