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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 Steel City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steel City 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 Steel City:
    • 40.627876, -75.327679
    • 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 Steel City
  • 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 Steel City ...

We found two communities that share the name Steel City.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Steel City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • This Steel City is located in Franklin County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west of the Steel City that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Steel City.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Steel City [Erie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steel City ...

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.

  • Butztown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butztown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butztown
    • Butztown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butztown <4>
  • Farmersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
  • Fountain Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Freemansburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Iron Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Iron Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Lime Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
  • Marlin Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
    • Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
  • Star Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
    • Star Village is located in Northampton County
  • University Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • University Heights is located in Lehigh County

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Steel City to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 149 miles [239.8 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steel City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steel City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steel City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6279, Longitude: -75.3277       In this case, the coordinates for Steel City 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Steel City 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>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.
<6>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 Steel City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.739 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.405 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.277 degrees.




 

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