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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 Saucon Valley Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saucon Valley Terrace 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 Saucon Valley Terrace:
- 40.582321, -75.369624
- 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 Saucon Valley Terrace
- 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 Saucon Valley Terrace is near Northampton County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Saucon Valley Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saucon Valley Terrace ...
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.
- Fountain Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Freemansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Marlin Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
- Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Passer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Specktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Specktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specktown
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Star Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Steel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Summit Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Saucon Valley Terrace 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 Saucon Valley Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saucon Valley Terrace and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saucon Valley Terrace to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 146 miles [235 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 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saucon Valley Terrace) 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 Saucon Valley Terrace 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 Saucon Valley Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5823, Longitude: -75.3696 In this case, the coordinates for Saucon Valley Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.315 degrees. |
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