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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 Chillisquaque, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chillisquaque 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 Chillisquaque:
- 40.942585, -76.854966
- 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 Chillisquaque
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Chillisquaque is near Union County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Chillisquaque
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chillisquaque ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Caketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caketown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caketown
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- College Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Hummels Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelly Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Crossroads
- Kelly Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Lewisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purdytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purdytown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdytown
- Turtleville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turtleville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
How Far From Chillisquaque 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 Chillisquaque to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chillisquaque and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Chillisquaque 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,392 miles [7,068.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chillisquaque) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chillisquaque 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 Chillisquaque. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9426, Longitude: -76.8550 In this case, the coordinates for Chillisquaque have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.82 degrees. |
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