Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Klingerstown:
  • 40.660363, -76.689410
  • 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 Klingerstown

• 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 Klingerstown is near Dauphin County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Klingerstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Klingerstown ...

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 Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Run is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Dunkelbergers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
• Fearnot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fearnot is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnot
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hebe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hebe is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebe
• Hunter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Line Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
• Otto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otto is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pillow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <1>
• Red Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Cross is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
• Rough and Ready
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
• Spring Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
• Urban
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Urban is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Klingerstown to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 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 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'