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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 Weiders Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weiders Crossing 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 Weiders Crossing:
- 40.784261, -75.605187
- 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 Weiders Crossing
- 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 Weiders Crossing 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 Weiders Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weiders Crossing ...
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 southeast)
- Apps is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apps
- Beltzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Best Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Best Station is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Station
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Cherryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Corner is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corner
- Danielsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Harpers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harpers is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
- Hazard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Indianland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indianland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianland
- Lizard Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Peters Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Store is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Store
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Slate Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Valley is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Sunny Rest Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Rest Lodge is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Rest Lodge
- Trout Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trout Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
How Far From Weiders Crossing 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 Weiders Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weiders Crossing and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Weiders Crossing 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 most of a day.
- 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 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 5,758 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>'
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weiders Crossing) 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 Weiders Crossing 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 Weiders Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7843, Longitude: -75.6052 In this case, the coordinates for Weiders Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.891 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.332 degrees. |
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