Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hegins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hegins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hegins
- 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 Hegins:
- 40.651508, -76.497739
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hegins
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since Hegins is near Northumberland County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hegins ...
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.
- Big Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Echo Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Fearnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Good Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Locust Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Middle Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Middle Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Outwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Point Breeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Spring Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
- Tower City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower City
- Tower City is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower City <2>
- Paradise
How Far From Hegins 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 Hegins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hegins and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hegins 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 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hegins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hegins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hegins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6515, Longitude: -76.4977 |
| <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 Hegins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.201 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.781 degrees. |