Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Raberts Corner:
  • 40.691483, -75.778804
  • 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 Raberts Corner

• 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 Raberts Corner is near Schuylkill County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Raberts Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raberts Corner ...

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.

• Best Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Best Station is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
• Germans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Germans is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
• Germansville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Germansville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germansville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germansville <1>
• Jordan Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
• Lynnport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
• Lynnville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
• New Tripoli
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Tripoli is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tripoli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tripoli <1>
• Normal Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
• Pleasant Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
• Quaker City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker City is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
• Slateville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slateville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
• Stony Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stony Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

How Far From Raberts Corner 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 Raberts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raberts Corner to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'