Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seiberlingville:
  • 40.608984, -75.734914
  • 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 Seiberlingville

• 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 Seiberlingville is near Berks County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Seiberlingville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seiberlingville ...

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.

• Claussville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
• Eagle Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Germansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Germansville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germansville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germansville <1>
• Grimville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
• Krumsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Krumsville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
• Leather Corner Post
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
• Lynnport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
• Lynnville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
• Lyon Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
• New Tripoli
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Tripoli is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tripoli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tripoli <1>
• Pleasant Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
• Ringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ringtown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
• Stony Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stony Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

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

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

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Seiberlingville to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'