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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 Joanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joanna 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 Joanna:
- 40.173582, -75.862828
- 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 Joanna
- 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
- Since Joanna is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Joanna
Communities Also Named Joanna ...
We found two communities that are also named Joanna.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Joanna is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Joanna is located in Ralls County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west of the Joanna that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Joanna.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Joanna is located in Laurens County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joanna that is located in Berks County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Joanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joanna ...
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.
- Cold Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
- Dampman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geigertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joanna Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
- Joanna Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
- Lewis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mills is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mills
- Pine Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Swamp is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
- Plowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlets Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trap Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trap Rock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Rock
How Far From Joanna 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 Joanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joanna and extending to:
- Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joanna to Reading, with an average speed<2> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Joanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Joanna 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 Joanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1736, Longitude: -75.8628 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.099 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.702 degrees. |
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