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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 Big Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Run 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 Big Run:
- 40.570641, -76.743857
- 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 Big Run
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Big Run is near Northumberland County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Big Run
Communities Also Named Big Run ...
We found ten communities that are also named Big Run.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Big Run.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Centre County
- This Big Run is located in Centre County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Big Run.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Big Run [Jefferson County].
- Lawrence County
- This Big Run is located in Lawrence County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Big Run.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Big Run is located in Athens County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Big Run.
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Big Run.
- Pike County
- This community is historic and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Big Run.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Big Run is located in Marion County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Big Run.
- Marshall County
- This Big Run is located in Marshall County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Big Run.
- Webster County
- This Big Run is located in Webster County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west southwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Big Run.
- Wetzel County
- This Big Run is located in Wetzel County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west southwest of the Big Run that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Big Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Run ...
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.
- Carsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Elizabethville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Fearnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fearnot is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnot
- Fisherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebe is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Klingerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Matterstown is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matterstown
- Pillow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Urban is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
How Far From Big Run 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 Big Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Run and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 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>'
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- Big Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Big Run 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. |
| <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 Big Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Big Run 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 Big Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5706, Longitude: -76.7439 In this case, the coordinates for Big Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.364 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.923 degrees. |
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