Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fernville:
  • 41.003976, -76.463835
  • 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 Fernville

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Fernville is near Montour County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Fernville

Communities Also Named Fernville ...

We found one communities that are also named Fernville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fernville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Fernville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Vermont
    • Addison County
    • This Fernville is located in Addison County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernville that is located in Columbia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Fernville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernville ...

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.

• Lightstreet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
• Lime Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
• Mainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mainville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
• Mechanicsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Orangeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orangeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <2>
• Paper Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
• Queen City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Queen City is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
• Roaring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
• Slabtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Fernville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fernville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fernville and extending to:

• Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fernville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,373 miles [7,037.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'