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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 Walnut Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Acres 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 Walnut Acres:
    • 40.745929, -75.540184
    • 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 Walnut Acres
  • 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 Walnut Acres is near Lehigh County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Walnut Acres

Communities Also Named Walnut Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Acres.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Walnut Acres is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Walnut Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Walnut Acres is located in Williamson County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Acres that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Walnut Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Acres ...

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.

  • Apps
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apps is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
  • Beersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersville
  • Cherryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Danielsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Emerald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Harpers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harpers is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
  • Home Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Home Park is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
  • Indianland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indianland is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
  • Lockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lockport is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Petersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Petersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Rising Sun
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • River View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • River View is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Rockdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Seemsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Seemsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemsville
    • Slate Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
    • Slatefield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Slatefield is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatefield
    • Trout Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek

How Far From Walnut Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Acres and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Acres to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Walnut Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Walnut Acres 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 Walnut Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7459, Longitude: -75.5402       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.855 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.555 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.32 degrees.