Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithtown
- 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 Smithtown:
- 40.472048, -75.069060
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Smithtown
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Smithtown is near Hunterdon County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smithtown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Smithtown.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Smithtown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- New Brunswick
- This Smithtown lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Smithtown is located in Beaufort County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Smithtown.
- Perquimans County
- This Smithtown is located in Perquimans County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Smithtown.
- Yadkin County
- This Smithtown is located in Yadkin County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km] to the southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Smithtown.
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Smithtown is located in Bledsoe County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Smithtown.
- Marion County
- This Smithtown is located in Marion County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the west southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Bucks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithtown.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithtown ...
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.
- Baptistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Barbertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Clay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
- Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Erwinna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinna
- Erwinna is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwinna <4>
- Everbreeze Plateau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everbreeze Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
- Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County
- Jugtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Kingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberville
- Lumberville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberville <4>
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Pipersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipersville
- Pipersville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipersville <4>
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Tumble Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumble Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
- Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
How Far From Smithtown 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 Smithtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithtown and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smithtown to Doylestown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Smithtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4720, Longitude: -75.0691 In this case, the coordinates for Smithtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Smithtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Smithtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.222 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.231 degrees. |