Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Divide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Divide and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Divide
- 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 Divide:
- 41.256750, -76.433833
- 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 Divide
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Divide is near Lycoming County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Divide ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Divide.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Divide is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Divide [Chaffee County].
- El Paso 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 Colorado community of Divide [El Paso County].
- Teller County
- This Divide is located in Teller County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<3> to the west of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Divide.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Divide is located in Paulding County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Divide.
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Divide [Polk County].
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Divide.
- Esmeralda County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Divide [Esmeralda County].
- Storey County
- This Divide is located in Storey County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Divide.
- New Brunswick
- This Divide lies 581 miles [935 km]<3> to the northeast of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Divide lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- Texas
- Coke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Divide [Coke County].
- Hopkins County
- This Divide is located in Hopkins County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Divide that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Divide.
- Kerr County
- Although located in Kerr County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Divide.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Divide [Lewis County].
- Walla Walla 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 Washington community of Divide [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Divide ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Biggerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Elk Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Honeytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Long Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Columbia County
- Marshall Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Pine Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
- Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Polkville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
- Unityville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unityville <5>
- Polkville
How Far From Divide 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 Divide to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Divide and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Divide to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Divide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Divide 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. |
| <2> | 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 Divide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Divide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Divide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2567, Longitude: -76.4338 In this case, the coordinates for Divide have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Divide to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.349 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.194 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.50 degrees. |