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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fountain:
- 40.655232, -76.446115
- 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 Fountain
- 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 Fountain is near Luzerne County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Fountain
Communities Also Named Fountain ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Fountain.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Fountain.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Centre County
- This Fountain is located in Centre County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Fountain.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Fountain is located in Monroe County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fountain.
- British Columbia
- This Fountain lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- California
- Mendocino 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 California community of Fountain [Mendocino County].
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Fountain is located in El Paso County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Fountain.
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Fountain is located in Bay County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Fountain.
- Illinois
- Monroe County
- This Fountain is located in Monroe County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fountain.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Fountain is located in Fountain County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Fountain.
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Fountain [Anderson County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Fountain [Antrim County].
- Mason County
- This Fountain is located in Mason County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fountain.
- Minnesota
- Fillmore County
- This Fountain is located in Fillmore County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Fountain.
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Fountain is located in Duplin County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Fountain.
- Pitt County
- This Fountain is located in Pitt County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the south of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Fountain.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This Fountain is located in Brazos County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fountain that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Fountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain ...
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.
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Buck Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- De Turksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- Echo Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Glen Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Good Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Line Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Locust Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Outwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Outwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outwood
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Point Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Ravine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tower City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Fountain 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 Fountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fountain 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6552, Longitude: -76.4461 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.757 degrees. |
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