Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deer Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deer Lake
- 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 Deer Lake:
- 40.622869, -76.054102
- 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 Deer Lake
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Deer Lake is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berks County
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Deer Lake ...
We found ten communities that share the name Deer Lake.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Deer Lake.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Deer Lake [Charlevoix County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Lake County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Marquette County].
- New Brunswick
- This Deer Lake lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Schuylkill County.
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Deer Lake lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Ontario
- This Deer Lake lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Lake that is located in Schuylkill County.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Lake ...
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.
- Chain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Five Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Locks
- Five Locks is located in Berks County
- Frisbie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Landingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mary-D
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary-D have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
- Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <4>
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
- Pottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
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- Quaker City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Shoemakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
- Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <4>
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Stony Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Summit Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Willow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Quaker City
How Far From Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Lake and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Deer Lake to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Deer Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6229, Longitude: -76.0541 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Deer Lake 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> | 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. |
| <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 Deer Lake 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 307.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.897 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.598 degrees. |