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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 Bloomsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg:
- 40.429537, -76.013270
- 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 Bloomsburg
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Bloomsburg is near Schuylkill County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Bloomsburg
Communities Also Named Bloomsburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Bloomsburg.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Bloomsburg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Bloomsburg in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Columbia County
- This Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bloomsburg that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Bloomsburg.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Bloomsburg lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bloomsburg that is located in Berks County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloomsburg ...
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.
- Cherokee Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Ranch is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ranch
- Five Locks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Locks is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
- Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxchase is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Green Valley Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heather Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Knoll is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
- Maiden Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maiden Creek is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- River View Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River View Park is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- Rivers Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivers Bend is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Bend
- Shoemakersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gardens
How Far From Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bloomsburg and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bloomsburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bloomsburg) 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 Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4295, Longitude: -76.0133 In this case, the coordinates for Bloomsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.858 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.661 degrees. |
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