Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Kepner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kepner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kepner

• 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 Kepner:
  • 40.697036, -75.919925
  • 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 Kepner

• 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 Kepner is near Berks County and also Lehigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lehigh 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 Kepner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kepner ...

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.

• Chain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chain is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
• Coaldale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <1>
• Deer Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
• Frisbie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Hometown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
• Hoppers Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
• Lynnport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
• Lynnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
• Mary-D
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• New Tripoli
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Tripoli is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tripoli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tripoli <1>
• Normal Square
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
• Quaker City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quaker City is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
• Slateville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slateville is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
• Stony Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

How Far From Kepner 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 Kepner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kepner to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 137 miles [220.5 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 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'