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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 Rismiller, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rismiller 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 Rismiller:
- 40.839817, -75.315459
- 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 Rismiller
- 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 Rismiller 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 Rismiller
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rismiller ...
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 northeast)
- Alpha is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Castle Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churchville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fiddletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
- Filetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Filetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
- Flicksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Grand Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Kunkletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Sours Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
- Wind Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Rismiller 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 Rismiller to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rismiller and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rismiller 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 90 miles [144.8 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than 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 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rismiller) 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 Rismiller 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 Rismiller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8398, Longitude: -75.3155 In this case, the coordinates for Rismiller have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.181 degrees. |
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