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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 South Easton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Easton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Easton:
    • 40.679821, -75.212121
    • 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 South Easton
  • 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 South Easton is near Warren County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 South Easton

Communities Also Named South Easton ...

We found two communities that are also named South Easton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name South Easton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This South Easton is located in Bristol County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Easton that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of South Easton.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This South Easton is located in Washington County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the South Easton that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of South Easton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Easton ...

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.

  • Carpentersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Coffeetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
  • Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Finesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hughesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Kennedy Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
  • Kennedys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Lime Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lower Harmony
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
    • Lows Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
    • Mount Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Springtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Still Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Uniontown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Easton and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from South Easton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 156 miles [251.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- South Easton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 South Easton 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 South Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6798, Longitude: -75.2121       In this case, the coordinates for South Easton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.665 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.329 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.204 degrees.