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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 Packerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Packerton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Packerton:
- 40.855091, -75.719079
- 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 Packerton
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Packerton is near Lehigh County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Packerton
Communities Also Named Packerton ...
We found one communities that are also named Packerton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Packerton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Packerton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Packerton is located in Kosciusko County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west of the Packerton that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Packerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Packerton ...
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.
- Beltzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dry Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Tavern is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Tavern
- Germans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Hazard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jim Thorpe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
- Lizard Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Rest Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Packerton 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 Packerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Packerton and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Packerton 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 4 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Packerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Packerton 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 Packerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8551, Longitude: -75.7191 In this case, the coordinates for Packerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.352 degrees. |
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