Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Easton:
  • 40.682876, -75.232677
  • 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 Easton

• 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 Easton is near Warren County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Easton

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Easton ...

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.

• Butztown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butztown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butztown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butztown <1>
• Carpentersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
• Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
  • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
  • Chain Dam
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Churchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Churchville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Coffeetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
• Farmersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Hecktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
• Hughesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
• Lime Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Springtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Still Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from West Easton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'