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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 Geiger:
40.034245, -79.040305
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We found one communities that share the name Geiger.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Geiger is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Geiger in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Sumter County
This Geiger is located in Sumter County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Geiger that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Geiger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Geiger ...
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.
Coal Junction (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Jenners Crossroads (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenners Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Geiger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Geiger and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Geiger to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Geiger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Geiger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0342, Longitude: -79.0403 In this case, the coordinates for Geiger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Geiger 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 309.023 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.901 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.147 degrees.