Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ferndale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferndale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ferndale
- 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 Ferndale:
- 40.781197, -76.573292
- 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 Ferndale
- 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 Ferndale is near Schuylkill County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Ferndale ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Ferndale.
There are five communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Ferndale.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 27 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bucks County
- Cambria County
- Chester County
- Lehigh County
- Schuylkill County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ferndale lies 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Muskegon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferndale [Muskegon County].
- Oakland County
- This Ferndale is located in Oakland County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Ferndale.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Ferndale lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Ferndale lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Ferndale lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ferndale is located in Charleston County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ferndale.
- Florence County
- This Ferndale is located in Florence County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the south southwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Ferndale.
- Spartanburg County
- This Ferndale is located in Spartanburg County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the southwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Ferndale.
- Washington
- King County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Ferndale [King County].
- Whatcom County
- This Ferndale is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ferndale that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Ferndale.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferndale ...
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 Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Greenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Point Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Ferndale 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 Ferndale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferndale and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ferndale to Sunbury, with an average speed<5> 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 37 miles [59.5 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferndale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferndale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7812, Longitude: -76.5733 In this case, the coordinates for Ferndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ferndale 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Ferndale 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 307.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.761 degrees. |