Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Phillip:
  • 40.796484, -75.415460
  • 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 Point Phillip

• 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 Point Phillip is near Monroe County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Point Phillip

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Phillip ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Beersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
• Castle Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
• Christian Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
• Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fiddletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
• Jamesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Kunkletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <1>
• Petersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Seemsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
• Slatefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slatefield is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
• Sours Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills

How Far From Point Phillip 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 Point Phillip to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Phillip 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 84 miles [135.2 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 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>'