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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 Stines Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stines Corner 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 Stines Corner:
    • 40.623190, -75.763965
    • 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 Stines Corner
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stines Corner ...

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.

  • Claussville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
    • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Germansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germansville
    • Germansville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germansville <3>
  • Grimville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
    • Jordan Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Krumsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leather Corner Post
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leather Corner Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
    • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
  • Lynnport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
    • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Lynnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lyon Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
      • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
    • New Tripoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tripoli
      • New Tripoli is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tripoli <3>
    • Pleasant Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
    • Quaker City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
    • Slateville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slateville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
      • Slateville is located in Lehigh County
    • Stony Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

How Far From Stines Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Stines Corner and extending to:

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stines Corner to Allentown, with an average speed<5> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stines Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stines Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6232, Longitude: -75.7640       In this case, the coordinates for Stines Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stines Corner 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 307.001 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.70 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.47 degrees.




 

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