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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 Girard Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Girard Manor 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 Girard Manor:
- 40.867268, -76.100840
- 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 Girard Manor
- 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 Girard Manor is near Luzerne County and also Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Girard Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Girard Manor ...
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.
- Bear Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run Junction
- Boston Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Run
- Craigs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Ellen Gowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Gowan
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Gum Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Run
- Haddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hills Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Krebs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Locust Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Lofty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Pine Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shoemakers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Still Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Turkey Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Run
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Zion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Girard Manor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Girard Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Girard Manor and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Girard Manor to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> 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 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Girard Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Girard Manor 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 Girard Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8673, Longitude: -76.1008 In this case, the coordinates for Girard Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.181 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.516 degrees. |
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