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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 Weidasville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weidasville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Weidasville:
- 40.638429, -75.645681
- 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 Weidasville
- 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 Weidasville is near Berks County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 Weidasville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weidasville ...
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.
- Claussville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Coffeetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Crackersport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crackersport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackersport
- Germansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Leather Corner Post
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leather Corner Post is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leather Corner Post
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lyon Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Peters Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Store is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Store
- Pleasant Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schnecksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Weidasville 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 Weidasville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weidasville and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weidasville to Allentown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weidasville) 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 Weidasville 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 Weidasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6384, Longitude: -75.6457 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.412 degrees. |
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