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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 Kellerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellerville 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 Kellerville:
- 40.659804, -77.160540
- 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 Kellerville
- 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Since Kellerville is near Perry County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Kellerville
Communities Also Named Kellerville ...
We found five communities that are also named Kellerville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Kellerville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Kellerville is located in Adams County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west of the Kellerville that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kellerville.
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Kellerville is located in Dubois County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kellerville that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Kellerville.
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Kellerville is located in Shelby County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the Kellerville that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kellerville.
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Kellerville is located in Avery County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kellerville that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Kellerville.
- Texas
- Wheeler County
- This Kellerville is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the west of the Kellerville that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Kellerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellerville ...
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.
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coon Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Crossgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Goodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
- Locust Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Maze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Oriental
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oriental is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
- Reward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Roundtop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Stony Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
How Far From Kellerville 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 Kellerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kellerville and extending to:
- Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kellerville to Mifflintown, 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kellerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kellerville 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 Kellerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6598, Longitude: -77.1605 In this case, the coordinates for Kellerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.071 degrees. |
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