Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vera Cruz Station:
  • 40.512598, -75.480461
  • 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 Vera Cruz Station

• 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 Vera Cruz Station is near Bucks County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Vera Cruz Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vera Cruz Station ...

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.

• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Corning
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
• Dillingerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
  • Dillingerville has also been known as:
  • Dillinger
  • Dillingers Ville
  • Dillingers
  • Dillingersville
  • Stahlers
• Limeport
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
• Locust Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Minesite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Minesite is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesite
• Mountainville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Overlook Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
• Powder Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
• Summit Lawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
• Zionhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionhill is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
• Zionsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <1>

How Far From Vera Cruz Station 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 Vera Cruz Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Vera Cruz Station 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 5 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'