Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leck Kill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leck Kill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leck Kill
- 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 Leck Kill:
- 40.717028, -76.630070
- 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 Leck Kill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Leck Kill is near Schuylkill County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Leck Kill ...
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 Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Valley
- From Leck Kill to Bear Valley
- Big Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
- Big Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Coal Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Dunkelbergers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkelbergers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Fearnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Greenback
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hebe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Klingerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
- Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <2>
- Line Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Overlook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Point Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Northumberland County
- Rough and Ready
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rough and Ready
- From Leck Kill to Rough and Ready
- Spring Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
- Spring Glen is located in Schuylkill County
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Point Breeze
How Far From Leck Kill 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 Leck Kill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leck Kill and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Leck Kill to Sunbury, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 32 miles [51.5 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,391 miles [7,066.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leck Kill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leck Kill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leck Kill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7170, Longitude: -76.6301 |
| <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 Leck Kill 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 307.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.813 degrees. |