Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Geigertown:
  • 40.202990, -75.836478
  • 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 Geigertown

• 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Since Geigertown is near Chester County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Geigertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geigertown ...

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.

• Cold Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cold Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
• Furnace Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Hill is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
• Joanna
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Joanna is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Joanna
  • From Geigertown to Joanna
• Joanna Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
• Joanna Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
• Lincolntown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolntown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolntown
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mexico is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Pine Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Swamp is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
• Plowville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plowville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plowville
  • From Geigertown to Plowville
• Scarlets Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scarlets Mill
  • From Geigertown to Scarlets Mill
• Silvertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silvertown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
• Texas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Texas is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Trap Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trap Rock is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Rock

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

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

• Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Geigertown to Reading, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'