Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Valley Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Valley Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Valley Crossroads
- 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 Dry Valley Crossroads:
- 40.891924, -76.914534
- 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 Dry Valley Crossroads
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Dry Valley Crossroads is near Snyder County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Dry Valley Crossroads ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Caketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Union County
- Dice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Globe Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Globe Mills
- From Dry Valley Crossroads to Globe Mills
- Hummels Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
- Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <3>
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kelly Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Kreamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
- Kreamer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <3>
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewisburg
- From Dry Valley Crossroads to Lewisburg
- Purdytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Turtleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville
- Turtleville is located in Union County
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelly Point
How Far From Dry Valley Crossroads 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 Dry Valley Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dry Valley Crossroads and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Dry Valley Crossroads 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Valley Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Valley Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Valley Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8919, Longitude: -76.9145 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Valley Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dry Valley Crossroads 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 307.672 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.502 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.867 degrees. |