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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 Pen Argyl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pen Argyl 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 Pen Argyl:
- 40.868640, -75.254969
- 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 Pen Argyl
- 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 Pen Argyl is near Monroe County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Pen Argyl
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pen Argyl ...
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.
- Alpha
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Factoryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Grand Central
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Martins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Stone Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Church is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stormville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
- Wind Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Pen Argyl 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 Pen Argyl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pen Argyl and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pen Argyl to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pen Argyl) 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 Pen Argyl 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 Pen Argyl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8686, Longitude: -75.2550 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.141 degrees. |
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