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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 Trachsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trachsville 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 Trachsville:
    • 40.880925, -75.529353
    • 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 Trachsville
  • 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
    • Since Trachsville is near Monroe County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Trachsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trachsville ...

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.

  • Beltzville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beltzville is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
  • Big Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Castle Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Castle Garden is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
  • Christian Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Christian Corner is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corner
  • Danielsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dotters Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dotters Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotters Corners
  • Effort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fiddletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fiddletown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
  • Gilbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jonas is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas
  • Jonesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Kunkletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Little Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
    • Pleasant View Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View Lake is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Lake
    • Robin Hood Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Robin Hood Lakes is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Lakes
    • Rockville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Slatefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Slatefield is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield

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

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

  • Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Trachsville to Jim Thorpe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Trachsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Trachsville 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 Trachsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8809, Longitude: -75.5294       In this case, the coordinates for Trachsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.555 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.257 degrees.