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

When in Uhlersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uhlersville 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 Uhlersville:
    • 40.627044, -75.191009
    • 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 Uhlersville
  • 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 Uhlersville ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Carpentersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Coffeetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
    • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
  • Finesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Hughesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Kennedy Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Kennedys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Mount Joy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Spring Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Springtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Still Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Uhlersville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Uhlersville and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Uhlersville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

The official website for State 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Uhlersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Uhlersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uhlersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6270, Longitude: -75.1910       In this case, the coordinates for Uhlersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Uhlersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.657 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.312 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.218 degrees.









 

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