Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dornsife, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dornsife and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dornsife
- 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 Dornsife:
- 40.745640, -76.789135
- 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 Dornsife
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Dornsife is near Snyder County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dornsife ...
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.
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dunkelbergers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkelbergers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Fishers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
- Hunter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Otto
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Patricksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
- Red Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Urban
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Dornsife to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dornsife to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dornsife and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dornsife to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dornsife. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dornsife) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dornsife. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7456, Longitude: -76.7891 In this case, the coordinates for Dornsife have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dornsife to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.872 degrees. |