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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 Ruchsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruchsville 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 Ruchsville:
- 40.653089, -75.545228
- 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 Ruchsville
- 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 Ruchsville is near Northampton County and also Berks 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 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 Ruchsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruchsville ...
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.
- Coffeetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Crackersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Hawktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawktown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawktown
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hilltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Home Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Juniper Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Juniper Circle is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Circle
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rising Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schnecksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Ruchsville 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 Ruchsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruchsville and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruchsville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 144 miles [231.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruchsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ruchsville 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 Ruchsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6531, Longitude: -75.5452 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.867 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.362 degrees. |
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