Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnutport:
  • 40.747595, -75.572130
  • 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 Walnutport

• 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 Walnutport 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 Walnutport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnutport ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Apps is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
• Cherryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherryville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <1>
• Danielsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Danielsville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• Emerald
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• Indianland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Indianland is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
• Lockport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lockport is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Rising Sun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• River View
  (2 miles [3.2 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 south)
  • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Slate Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
• Trout Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walnutport to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 75 miles [120.7 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 149 miles [239.8 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 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'