Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Penn Allen:
  • 40.732319, -75.365180
  • 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 Penn Allen

• 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 Penn Allen is near Lehigh County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Penn Allen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Penn Allen ...

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.

• Bath
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bath is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chickentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chickentown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickentown
• Christian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
• Clyde
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Filetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Filetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
• Franks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hecktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
• Jamesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Seemsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
• Smoketown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Sours Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills

How Far From Penn Allen 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 Penn Allen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Penn Allen 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 154 miles [247.8 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'