Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Red Bank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Bank
- 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 Red Bank:
- 40.949554, -77.059117
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Red Bank
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Red Bank is near Snyder County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Centre 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Red Bank ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Red Bank.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Red Bank.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Centre County
- Clarion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Red Bank lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Red Bank is located in Gloucester County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Red Bank.
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Red Bank [Monmouth County].
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Red Bank [Colleton County].
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Red Bank [Edgefield County].
- Lexington County
- This Red Bank is located in Lexington County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Red Bank.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Red Bank is located in Blount County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Red Bank.
- Hamilton County
- This Red Bank is located in Hamilton County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Red Bank.
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Red Bank is located in Halifax County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Red Bank.
- Northampton County
- This Red Bank is located in Northampton County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the south southeast of the Red Bank that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Red Bank.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bank ...
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.
- Buffalo Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Dice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dry Valley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
- Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
- Fairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Kelly Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
- Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
- Kelly Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Union County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Shakespeare Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakespeare Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
- Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
- Tannertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
- Tannertown is located in Union County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Red Bank 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 Red Bank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bank and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bank to Lewisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Red Bank could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Red Bank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9496, Longitude: -77.0591 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Red Bank, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Red Bank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.755 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.908 degrees. |