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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 West Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bangor 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 West Bangor:
- 40.879262, -75.238791
- 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 West Bangor
- 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 West Bangor is near Monroe County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 West Bangor
Communities Also Named West Bangor ...
We found four communities that are also named West Bangor.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named West Bangor.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- York County
- This West Bangor is located in York County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Bangor that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of West Bangor.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This West Bangor is located in Penobscot County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Bangor that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of West Bangor.
- Michigan
- Van Buren County
- This West Bangor is located in Van Buren County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Bangor that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of West Bangor.
- New York
- Franklin County
- This West Bangor is located in Franklin County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the north of the West Bangor that is located in Northampton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of West Bangor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bangor ...
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.
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Factoryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flicksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
- Grand Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Central is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Central
- Jacobsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobsburg is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Martins Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Stone Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone Church is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stormville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stormville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
- Wind Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From West Bangor 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 West Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bangor and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Bangor to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Bangor) 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 West Bangor 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 West Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8793, Longitude: -75.2388 In this case, the coordinates for West Bangor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.662 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.13 degrees. |
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