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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 Trexlertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trexlertown 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 Trexlertown:
    • 40.548152, -75.605743
    • 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 Trexlertown
  • 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
    • Since Trexlertown is near Berks County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Trexlertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trexlertown ...

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.

  • Ancient Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Claussville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Claussville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
  • Crackersport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillside is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hilltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltown is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
  • Krocksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Krocksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krocksville
  • Leather Corner Post
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
  • Longsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longsdale is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdale
  • Longswamp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longswamp
  • Lower Longswamp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Longswamp is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longswamp
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maple Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Maple Grove is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Minesite
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
    • Red Lion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Red Lion is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Ringtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringtown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
    • Shamrock Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trexlertown and extending to:

  • Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Trexlertown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trexlertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Trexlertown 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 Trexlertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5482, Longitude: -75.6057       In this case, the coordinates for Trexlertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.913 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.433 degrees.