Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slatefield:
  • 40.795928, -75.497406
  • 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 Slatefield

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slatefield ...

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.

• Apps
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Apps is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
• Beersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
• Cherryville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <1>
• Christian Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian Corner is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corner
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Danielsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Danielsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• Harpers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harpers is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Indianland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indianland is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Kunkletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kunkletown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kunkletown <1>
• Little Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
• Petersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Petersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Rockville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rockville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Slate Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley

How Far From Slatefield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Slatefield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slatefield to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 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 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'