Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parkside Courts:
  • 40.604819, -75.532962
  • 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 Parkside Courts

• 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 Parkside Courts is near Northampton County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Parkside Courts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkside Courts ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
• Coffeetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Crackersport
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
• Evergreen Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hilltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Juniper Circle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
• Krocksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Minesite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
• Mountainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parkside Courts and extending to:

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parkside Courts to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 142 miles [228.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'