Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Logan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Logan
- 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 Logan:
- 40.028445, -75.151565
- 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 Logan
- 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 Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Since Logan is near Montgomery County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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
Communities Also Named Logan ...
We found 43 communities that share the name Logan.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Logan.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Beaver County
- Indiana County
- Mifflin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Logan is located in Cullman County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Logan.
- Lowndes County
- This Logan is located in Lowndes County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the southwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Logan.
- Arkansas
- California
- San Benito County
- This Logan is located in San Benito County and lies 2,493 miles [4,012.1 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Benito County community of Logan.
- Siskiyou County
- This Logan is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km] to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Logan.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Logan [Arapahoe County].
- Conejos County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Logan [Conejos County].
- Logan County
- This Logan is located in Logan County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Logan.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This Logan is located in Edgar County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Logan.
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Logan [Franklin County].
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Logan is located in Dearborn County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Logan.
- Lawrence County
- This Logan is located in Lawrence County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Logan.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Logan [Kent County].
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Logan [Otsego County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This Logan is located in Defiance County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Logan.
- Hocking County
- This Logan is located in Hocking County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west of the Logan that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Logan.
- Marion County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Logan [Marion County].
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan ...
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.
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County
- Coventry House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Crescentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Fern Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Fishers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hunting Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Hunting Park is located in Philadelphia County
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Nicetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Oak Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Oaklane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Wyoming
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Logan 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 Logan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Logan and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Logan to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Logan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Logan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Logan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Logan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0284, Longitude: -75.1516 In this case, the coordinates for Logan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Logan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Logan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.689 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.254 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.457 degrees. |