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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 Schnecksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schnecksville 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 Schnecksville:
- 40.667873, -75.607131
- 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 Schnecksville
- 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 Schnecksville is near Northampton County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Schnecksville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schnecksville ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Best Station is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
- Claussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Coffeetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Crackersport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Germansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Home Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Home Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Leather Corner Post
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
- Lockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Lyon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peters Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Store is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Store
- Pleasant Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Rising Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- River View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Slatedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Trout Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Unionville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Schnecksville 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 Schnecksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schnecksville and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Schnecksville 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schnecksville) 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 Schnecksville 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 Schnecksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6679, Longitude: -75.6071 In this case, the coordinates for Schnecksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.382 degrees. |
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