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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 Palmer Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmer Heights 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 Palmer Heights:
- 40.687321, -75.262400
- 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 Palmer Heights
- 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 Palmer Heights 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 Palmer Heights
Communities Also Named Palmer Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Palmer Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Palmer Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Palmer Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Palmer Heights is located in Rutherford County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palmer Heights that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Palmer Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer Heights ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Christian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Coffeetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Farmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hecktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Lime Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- 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
- Smoketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smoketown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Steel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
How Far From Palmer Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palmer Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmer Heights and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Palmer Heights 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 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 5,748 miles [9,250.5 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> | 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- Palmer Heights) 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 Palmer Heights 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 Palmer Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6873, Longitude: -75.2624 In this case, the coordinates for Palmer Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.223 degrees. |
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