Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stockertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockertown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stockertown

• 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 Stockertown:
  • 40.756764, -75.263790
  • 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 Stockertown

• 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 Stockertown 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 Stockertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockertown ...

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.

• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Christian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
• Churchville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Churchville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Factoryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Filetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Filetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hecktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
• Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Martins Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Creek is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Creek <1>
• Martins Creek Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
• Smoketown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoketown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
• Sours Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stockertown and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Stockertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• 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).<7>'