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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 Deibler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deibler 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 Deibler:
- 40.878975, -76.627736
- 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 Deibler
- 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 Deibler is near Montour County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Deibler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deibler ...
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.
- Marion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Millers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Crossroads is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Quitman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Snufftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
How Far From Deibler 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 Deibler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deibler and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Deibler to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deibler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Deibler 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 Deibler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8790, Longitude: -76.6277 In this case, the coordinates for Deibler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.499 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.745 degrees. |
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