Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elysburg:
  • 40.864531, -76.552455
  • 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 Elysburg

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Elysburg is near Columbia County and also Montour 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 Montour 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 Elysburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elysburg ...

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 Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
• Marion Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
• Meadowview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Quitman
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
• Reed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Reed is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Roaring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
• Shamrock
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Snufftown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Union Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
• Uniontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elysburg and extending to:

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Elysburg to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'