Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Salem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Salem and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Salem
- 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 East Salem:
- 40.608969, -77.238042
- 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 East Salem
- 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Since East Salem is near Perry County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 East Salem ...
We found two communities that share the name East Salem.
Within Pennsylvania, the name East Salem is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Washington 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 New York community of East Salem [Washington County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This East Salem is located in Harrison County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the East Salem that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of East Salem.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Salem ...
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.
- Centre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Goodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Little Roundtop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Roundtop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
- Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Locust Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Maze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Stony Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From East Salem 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 East Salem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Salem and extending to:
- Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from East Salem to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/
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 East Salem 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Salem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Salem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6090, Longitude: -77.2380 In this case, the coordinates for East Salem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Salem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.705 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.126 degrees. |