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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 Ginther, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ginther 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 Ginther:
- 40.860365, -76.002706
- 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 Ginther
- 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 Ginther is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Ginther
Communities Also Named Ginther ...
We found one communities that are also named Ginther.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ginther is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ginther in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ginther [Harrison County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ginther ...
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.
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Haddock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Jeansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Junedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Junedale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
- Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Lofty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Pine Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Still Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
How Far From Ginther 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 Ginther to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ginther and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ginther to Pottsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ginther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ginther) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ginther 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 Ginther. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8604, Longitude: -76.0027 In this case, the coordinates for Ginther have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.876 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.475 degrees. |
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