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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 Kulp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kulp 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 Kulp:
- 40.898142, -76.350500
- 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 Kulp
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Kulp is near Schuylkill County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Kulp
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kulp ...
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.
- Atlas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Beaver Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Beaverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Big Mine Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Mine Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mine Run
- Diamondtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fountain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Locustdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Raven Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Zion Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Kulp 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 Kulp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kulp and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kulp to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kulp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kulp 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 Kulp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8981, Longitude: -76.3505 In this case, the coordinates for Kulp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.614 degrees. |
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