Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Grier City - Park Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grier City - Park Crest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grier City - Park Crest

• 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 Grier City - Park Crest:
  • 40.819153, -76.057917
  • 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 Grier City - Park Crest

• 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 Grier City - Park Crest 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 Grier City - Park Crest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grier City - Park Crest ...

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.

• Craigs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Haddock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hills Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Hometown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
• Locust Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Lofty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Mary-D
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <1>
• Pine Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
• Shoemakers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Still Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
• Vulcan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Grier City - Park Crest 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 Grier City - Park Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grier City - Park Crest and extending to:

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grier City - Park Crest to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 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>'