Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alvira:
  • 41.134022, -76.955287
  • 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 Alvira

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Alvira is near Lycoming County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Alvira

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvira ...

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.

• Delaware Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Delaware Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Run
• French Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • French Settlement is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
• Fritz ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fritz is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Kelly Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
• Loyalsock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
• Maple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maple Hill
  • From Alvira to Maple Hill
• Old Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Furnace is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Spring Garden
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spring Garden is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Springtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Warrior Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Alvira once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alvira and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alvira to Lewisburg, 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). 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 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'