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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 Knoebels Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knoebels Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Knoebels Grove:
    • 40.878420, -76.505786
    • 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 Knoebels Grove
  • 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
    • Since Knoebels Grove is near Columbia County and also Montour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour 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 Knoebels Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knoebels Grove ...

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.

  • Bear Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
  • Coal Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coal Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
  • Marion Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Meadowview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Natalie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
  • Overlook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Overlook is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Queen City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Quitman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quitman is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Reed
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Reed is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Roaring Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
    • Shamrock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shamrock is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Slabtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Snufftown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Snufftown is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snufftown
    • Sunnyside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Union Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Knoebels Grove and extending to:

  • Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Knoebels Grove to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knoebels Grove) 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 Knoebels Grove 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 Knoebels Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8784, Longitude: -76.5058       In this case, the coordinates for Knoebels Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.425 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.221 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.691 degrees.