Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knousetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knousetown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knousetown
- 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 Knousetown:
- 40.656848, -77.078038
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Knousetown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Since Knousetown is near Snyder County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knousetown ...
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.
- Beavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Perry County
- Coon Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Goodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Snyder County
- Maze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Oriental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Reward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Stony Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Knousetown 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 Knousetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Knousetown and extending to:
- Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knousetown to Mifflintown, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knousetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Knousetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knousetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6568, Longitude: -77.0780 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Knousetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.599 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.036 degrees. |