Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locustdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locustdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locustdale
- 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 Locustdale:
- 40.777309, -76.376062
- 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 Locustdale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Locustdale is near Schuylkill County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locustdale ...
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.
- Alaska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Beaverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Beaverdale is located in Northumberland County
- Big Mine Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Mine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mine Run
- Big Mine Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Diamondtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondtown
- Diamondtown is located in Northumberland County
- Fountain Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Gordon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
- Locust Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Locust Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Locustdale 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 Locustdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Locustdale and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Locustdale to Bloomsburg, 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 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locustdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/
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' (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- Locustdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locustdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7773, Longitude: -76.3761 In this case, the coordinates for Locustdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Locustdale 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 307.355 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.675 degrees. |