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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 Zionsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zionsville 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 Zionsville:
- 40.479035, -75.505655
- 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 Zionsville
- 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 Zionsville is near Berks County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Zionsville
Communities Also Named Zionsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Zionsville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Zionsville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Zionsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Zionsville is located in Boone County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west of the Zionsville that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Zionsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zionsville ...
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.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Corning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Dillingerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Krassdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Krassdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krassdale
- Limeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
- Palm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spinnerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Zionsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zionsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zionsville and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Zionsville 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 5 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Zionsville) 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 Zionsville 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 Zionsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4790, Longitude: -75.5057 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.859 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.418 degrees. |
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