Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gillingham:
  • 41.117281, -78.312793
  • 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 Gillingham

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Gillingham is near Elk County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Gillingham

Communities Also Named Gillingham ...

We found one communities that are also named Gillingham.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Gillingham is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Richland County
    • This Gillingham is located in Richland County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gillingham that is located in Clearfield County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Gillingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillingham ...

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.

• Dale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eden is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Egypt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Frenchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frenchville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Gallows Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallows Harbor is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Harbor
• Leonard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Mineral Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Mount Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Needful
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Needful is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needful
• Palestine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Pine Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Top is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
• Surveyor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Surveyor is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gillingham to Clearfield, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'