Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wydnor:
  • 40.581765, -75.387681
  • 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 Wydnor

• 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 Wydnor is near Lehigh County and also Bucks 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 Bucks 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 Wydnor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wydnor ...

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.

• Fountain Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Freemansburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freemansburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freemansburg <1>
• Iron Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Hill is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mountainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
• Specktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Specktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specktown
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Star Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Star Village is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
• Steel City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Steel City is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
• Summit Lawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
• University Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • University Heights is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

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

• Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wydnor to Easton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 145 miles [233.4 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 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'