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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 Stier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stier and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stier:
- 40.898152, -75.152956
- 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 Stier
- 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 Stier is near Warren County and also Monroe 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 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 Stier
Communities Also Named Stier ...
We found one communities that are also named Stier.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Stier is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Stier in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Stier is located in Craighead County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stier that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Stier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stier ...
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.
- Delaware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware Water Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Five Points is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Foxtown Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foxtown Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Hill
- Grand Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Hill Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Yard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Yard
- Martins Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Polkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Slateford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Stone Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stormville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stormville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
How Far From Stier 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 Stier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stier and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stier 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Stier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stier 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 Stier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8982, Longitude: -75.1530 In this case, the coordinates for Stier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.084 degrees. |
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