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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 Uhlers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uhlers Crossing 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 Uhlers Crossing:
    • 40.750653, -75.232678
    • 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 Uhlers Crossing
  • 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 Uhlers Crossing 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 Uhlers Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uhlers Crossing ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Christian Springs
    (5 miles [8 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 west)
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Factoryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Factoryville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Filetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Filetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lower Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
    • Martins Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Martins Creek Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Martins Creek Junction is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Junction
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Sours Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Uhlers Crossing 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 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Uhlers Crossing) 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 Uhlers Crossing 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 Uhlers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7507, Longitude: -75.2327       In this case, the coordinates for Uhlers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.347 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.183 degrees.