Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ellen Gowan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellen Gowan and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ellen Gowan

• 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 Ellen Gowan:
  • 40.817310, -76.176328
  • 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 Ellen Gowan

• 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Since Ellen Gowan is near Columbia County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Ellen Gowan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellen Gowan ...

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.

• Bear Run Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
• Boston Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
• Craigs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Frackville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <1>
• Frackville Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
• Hills Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Krebs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Lost Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Maizeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
• Maple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Shoemakers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Turkey Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
• Vulcan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Ellen Gowan 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 Ellen Gowan to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellen Gowan and extending to:

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ellen Gowan to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'