Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ross Common:
  • 40.865095, -75.306015
  • 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 Ross Common

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Ross Common is near Northampton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Ross Common

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Common ...

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 southeast)
  • 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
• Factoryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Filetown
  (6 miles [9.7 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 southeast)
  • Grand Central is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
• Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Martins Creek Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
• Mechanicsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Sandhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandhill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Sours Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
• Stormville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stormville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
• Wind Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <1>

How Far From Ross Common 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 Ross Common to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ross Common to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 163 miles [262.3 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 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'